Macromolecules

Front

Name a monomer that is a carbohydrate.

Back

glucose

Front

Which of the following molecules is not a polymer? Options: starch, fat (lipid), protein, DNA

Back

fat (lipid)

Front

What makes something a polymer?

Back

It is a long chain of repeating groups of atoms.

Front

Place the following in order of smallest to largest: starch, proteins, glucose, water molecule.

Back

water molecule, glucose, starch, proteins

Front

When a protein is broken down into smaller units, what are those smaller units? Options: amino acids, glucose, glycogen, fatty acids

Back

amino acids

Front

What type of molecule is an enzyme?

Back

protein

Front

What is the function of enzymes?

Back

All of these answers are correct: they speed up chemical reactions, they help break polymers into monomers, they help build monomers into polymers.

Front

Amino acid is to protein like glucose is to ________

Back

starch

Front

What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated fat?

Back

In unsaturated fats, the fatty acids have double bonds between the carbon atoms.

Front

Which type of fat is more healthy to eat?

Back

unsaturated fat