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11 Physical Science
Quarter 3– Module 2:
Biological Macromolecules

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Biological Macromolecules
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Overview

There is a large variety of living organisms. These include microorganisms, plants and animals. All
living organisms perform activities. Primary activities include movement of limbs, respiration, digestion, and
circulation. Other activities include predators chasing a prey or a prey escaping a predator, or arboreal
organisms climbing trees to gather fruits, and fish swimming in schools in search for food.

What gives us energy for performing various life processes?

All living organisms require food for their survival. Organisms obtain energy from the foods they eat.
These foods contain a number of food constituents known as nutrients. Nutrients are digested by the body and
the process by which living organisms take in food and utilize for their growth and maintenance is called
nutrition. These complex constituents are broken down by enzymes into simpler forms that can be absorbed by
the cells of the body through the process of digestion. In this module, you will learn the different types of
nutrition, types of digestion, the process of digestion and the nutritional food constituents.

Learning Objectives

After going through this module, I can:

1. Discuss the importance of macro molecules in our body.

Activating Prior Knowledge

Task 1: Essay
Direction: Analyze the situation given. Choose and explain the best answer. Write your answer on a separate
sheet of paper.
Rubrics: 10 pts – If the answer was explained very well and showed correct usage of grammar.
5 pts – If the answer was explained well but some error in grammar.
0 pt – If the answer was not correct and not related to the question

1. Do plants and animals use similar kind of food and have the same mode of nutrition? What happens to the
food prepared by plants?

Lesson

A plant uses part of the prepared food for its survival. Rest of the food is stored in different parts of the plant
body. Both plants and animals derive food from glucose. In animals, food is broken down to glucose. In plants,
the raw materials are processed to give glucose .Certain plants use different mechanisms, other than
photosynthesis to obtain their nutrition. They depend on other organisms for their food like the animals. These
plants and animals show heterotrophic mode of nutrition

The word heterotroph has been derived from two Greek words hetero which means different and troph
which refers to nutrition of food. The organisms which derive their food from others are known as
heterotrophic organisms.
They depend for their food on other organisms, hence they are called consumers. All animals, human beings
and non-green plants like fungi come under this category.
We consume complex organic food prepared by autotrophs or producers and break it into simple form to derive
nourishment. Thus, the difference between heterotrophs and autotrophs is basically in the mode of production
of food. Due to lack of chlorophyll, heterotrophs cannot synthesize their food while autotrophs can perform
photosynthesis.
Food and Diet
What we get from food?
What we get from food is the nutrients. The nutrients we get from foods provide the energy needed to support
all body functions, maintain good health, proper growth and development and carry out everyday activities.
Proper growth and development that help the body function well comes from food. Foods are complex mixtures
of different components, providing varying amounts of the nutrients the body needs.
The body cannot produce these nutrients, so they must be obtained from the food we eat. The nutrients in
foods are grouped by their similar characteristics and the functions that they carry out in the body. They explain
the functions of carbohydrates, protein, fats, vitamins and minerals in the body and their importance in the diet.
They provide some examples of foods that are good sources of these nutrients.
The types of food and their composition
Most foods are a mixture of different nutrients. Certain nutrients are called “macro” nutrients because the
body needs them in fairly large amounts in order to function properly. These are carbohydrates, protein and
fats.
a. Carbohydrates are fuel-providing macronutrients. They provide the body’s main source of energy.
Plants make carbohydrate from sunlight (photosynthesis) as a way to store the sun’s energy for its own
use.
When we eat the plant, we are able to use that stored energy. The energy we get from eating
carbohydrates provides the fuel we need, for our activities and growth. They help muscles work better
and are necessary for the brain to function.
Some of the carbohydrates we eat are broken down and used for energy the body needs for physical
activity. Some are used for growth and overall maintenance and for the renewal of body tissues.
b. Proteins provide amino acids for basic body functions.
Amino acids are combined in the body to create protein substances needed to form body tissues. The
amino acids in protein are often referred to as the “building blocks” of life.
Almost all of the cells in the body are constantly being broken down and then rebuilt; this process
requires a steady supply of protein. They are the main building blocks, as well as the repair kit for the
body's tissues, such as muscles, bones and organs, blood, skin and hair.
Proteins are perhaps the most essential nutrient for growth because without protein, the most basic life
functions cannot be carried out. Proteins make up the body’s hormones, antibodies and enzymes.
c. Lipids or Fats are another energy-providing macronutrient.
You may think of lipids, or fats, as dietary enemies, but they are as necessary to the body's normal
functioning as the other essential nutrients
Our body needs fat in small amounts. Fats are made up of carbon, oxygen and hydrogen. They store
vitamins and produce fatty acids. We need these acids to produce cell membranes.
Among the many functions of fat;
 fat is an energy source that when consumed, increases the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins
including vitamins a, d, e and k;
 fat serves to transport and help the body absorb the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K;
 fat also protects our organs from injury and helps to regulate body temperature;
 fat cell stores excess energy and are burned as energy once the body has exhausted all immediate
sources in foods.
d. Water is also known as the "essential" nutrient We may live on without the other nutrients for weeks, but we
cannot go on without water for more than a few days. Water is found in virtually every parts of the body.
Importance of Water:
 Works to keep muscles and skin toned
 Aids in weight loss
 Transports oxygen & nutrients to cells
 Eliminates toxins & waste from the body
 Regulates body temperature

Assessment

Assessment 1. Explain Me!

Direction: Analyze the situation given. Choose and explain the best answer. Write your answer on a separate
sheet of paper. (written works)
Rubrics: 10 pts – If the answer was explained very well and showed correct usage of grammar.
5 pts – If the answer was explained well but some error in grammar.
0 pt – If the answer was not correct and not related to the question
 1. Enumerate and discuss the importance of macromolecules in our body.

Assessment 1. Fill me!

Given the different MACROMOLECULES found in our body. Give its function and application.

Function Applications
MACROMOLECULES

Carbohydrates

Lipids

proteins

nucleic acids

Rubrics:
25pts - Information is complete with all necessary work shown and legible
15pts - Information is 75% complete with all necessary work shown and legible
10pts - Information is 50% - 75% complete with all necessary work shown and legible
5pts - Information is 25% -50% complete with all necessary work shown and legible
2pts - All necessary work is not shown or not legible work is missing (has not been turned in)

Congratulations! You have completed this module on Physical Science! – Sir Christian