Tayler

This is another paper I had to write for biology. This one is about comparing and contrasting carbohydrates and lipids. This one was kind of hard.

Carbohydrates and lipids are very different but they also have their similarities. Such as they both are sources of energy. Lipids are a stored source and carbohydrates are an immediate source. They also have similar elements. Both have carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen but lipids have an extra, called phosphorus.

Lipids and carbohydrates have different subunits. Monosaccharides (simple sugars) are the subunits of carbohydrates and fatty acids, glycerol, and cholesterol are the subunits for lipids. They have complete different structural roles and functional roles despite their similarities. The structural role of lipids is a major component of all membranes. In the cell wall and minor component or cell membranes is the structural role of carbohydrates. And, like I mentioned before, their energy is their functional role.