Macromolecules

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Which type of molecule is formed from amino acids? Options: lipids, proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids

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proteins

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Classify the compound made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of two hydrogen atoms for each carbon atom. Options: lipid, protein, carbohydrate, nucleic acid

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carbohydrate

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Fats, oils and cholesterol are all types of what?

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lipids

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RNA and DNA are which type of macromolecules? Options: carbohydrate, lipid, nucleic acid, protein

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nucleic acid

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The waxy coating on plant surfaces that reduces water loss is which type of organic molecule? Options: protein, carbohydrate, nucleic acid, lipid

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lipid

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A sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogen base form the building blocks of which organic compound? Options: carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, proteins

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nucleic acids

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Connection between body temperature (98.6°F) and enzyme activity?

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Enzymes function best at a specific temperature.

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Like complex carbohydrates, proteins are macromolecules that serve many functions and can be chemically broken down and restructured. Both proteins and complex carbohydrates are which of the following? Options: polymers of smaller subunits, sequence of sugars, lipids of large molecules, nucleotides of DNA

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polymers of smaller subunits

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In living organisms, lipids function mainly as:

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Sources of stored energy and components of cellular membranes

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Function of macromolecule subunit? Options: energy, catalyst, stores genetic information, composes the majority of the cell membrane

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stores genetic information