The Amoeba Sisters' Cartoon Guide to Biology Quotes

“And when we start talking about genes—genes are made of DNA—many code for proteins.”
― Sarina Peterson, The Amoeba Sisters' Cartoon Guide to Biology: Science Simplified

“Antibodies, which are made by immune cells in your body, are proteins and are involved in protecting your body.”
― Sarina Peterson, The Amoeba Sisters' Cartoon Guide to Biology: Science Simplified

“Most enzymes are made of proteins. Enzymes can build up or break down substances in all kinds of metabolic processes.”
― Sarina Peterson, The Amoeba Sisters' Cartoon Guide to Biology: Science Simplified

“Proteins can also be found embedded in cell membranes as protein channels, and these channels are important to that cell membrane structure with the function of letting certain substances pass through.”
― Sarina Peterson, The Amoeba Sisters' Cartoon Guide to Biology: Science Simplified

“The monomer of a protein is an amino acid.”
― Sarina Peterson, The Amoeba Sisters' Cartoon Guide to Biology: Science Simplified

“many lipids act as hormones, which are chemical messengers for many different processes.”
― Sarina Peterson, The Amoeba Sisters' Cartoon Guide to Biology: Science Simplified

“but when those carbs are used up, lipids function as long-term energy storage for an organism.”
― Sarina Peterson, The Amoeba Sisters' Cartoon Guide to Biology: Science Simplified

“Lipids have the major function of being a source of long-term energy storage.”
― Sarina Peterson, The Amoeba Sisters' Cartoon Guide to Biology: Science Simplified

“Most but not all lipids have building blocks of glycerol and fatty acids.”
― Sarina Peterson, The Amoeba Sisters' Cartoon Guide to Biology: Science Simplified

“Lipids include fats and oils, so food sources could include butter or olive oil. This is a super diverse group, meaning there are a lot of types of lipids—triglycerides, phospholipids, and steroids.”
― Sarina Peterson, The Amoeba Sisters' Cartoon Guide to Biology: Science Simplified

“Plants have cell walls of carbohydrates, specifically a large one known as cellulose. Fungi have cell walls of carbohydrates, too, specifically chitin.”
― Sarina Peterson, The Amoeba Sisters' Cartoon Guide to Biology: Science Simplified

“it’s used in cellular respiration to make ATP,”
― Sarina Peterson, The Amoeba Sisters' Cartoon Guide to Biology: Science Simplified

“example of a monosaccharide is the sugar glucose,”
― Sarina Peterson, The Amoeba Sisters' Cartoon Guide to Biology: Science Simplified

“The monomer of a carbohydrate is the monosaccharide.”
― Sarina Peterson, The Amoeba Sisters' Cartoon Guide to Biology: Science Simplified

“We’ll start with the biomolecule class of carbohydrates. Generally, food sources such as bread, pasta, fruit, and vegetables are high in carbohydrates.”
― Sarina Peterson, The Amoeba Sisters' Cartoon Guide to Biology: Science Simplified

“But before we can understand biomolecules, we have to understand monomers.”
― Sarina Peterson, The Amoeba Sisters' Cartoon Guide to Biology: Science Simplified

“You don’t have to be a fan of the Biomolecule Boys to appreciate how amazing biomolecules are.”
― Sarina Peterson, The Amoeba Sisters' Cartoon Guide to Biology: Science Simplified

“You are now considering our planet, Earth—this is talking about the level of biosphere.”
― Sarina Peterson, The Amoeba Sisters' Cartoon Guide to Biology: Science Simplified

“Collectively, similar ecosystems can make up a biome.”
― Sarina Peterson, The Amoeba Sisters' Cartoon Guide to Biology: Science Simplified

“Ecosystems also include abiotic (nonliving) factors such as rocks, water, and temperature in addition to biotic (living) factors.”
― Sarina Peterson, The Amoeba Sisters' Cartoon Guide to Biology: Science Simplified

“Many communities can make up an ecosystem.”
― Sarina Peterson, The Amoeba Sisters' Cartoon Guide to Biology: Science Simplified

“Include other populations such as fish, algae, and plants along with the platypuses and now you have a community.”
― Sarina Peterson, The Amoeba Sisters' Cartoon Guide to Biology: Science Simplified

“Put many platypuses together and you have a population. All one species.”
― Sarina Peterson, The Amoeba Sisters' Cartoon Guide to Biology: Science Simplified

“Tie in all of the organ systems and what do you get? An individual. An organism.”
― Sarina Peterson, The Amoeba Sisters' Cartoon Guide to Biology: Science Simplified

“When you have multiple organs working together in a body, you end up with an organ system.”
― Sarina Peterson, The Amoeba Sisters' Cartoon Guide to Biology: Science Simplified

“Tissues make up organs, which is our third level.”
― Sarina Peterson, The Amoeba Sisters' Cartoon Guide to Biology: Science Simplified

“When you have a lot of cells that work together for a combined function, you end up with the next level: tissues.”
― Sarina Peterson, The Amoeba Sisters' Cartoon Guide to Biology: Science Simplified

“The first level that we will start with is the most basic living level that makes up all of life. It is the cell.”
― Sarina Peterson, The Amoeba Sisters' Cartoon Guide to Biology: Science Simplified