Chemistry of Life

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A carbohydrate is a biomolecule made of ________________

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carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms

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The building blocks of all proteins are: monosaccharides, fatty acids and glycerol, amino acids, nucleotides

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amino acids

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Enzymes are made of

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proteins

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Carbon is an important element in biology because it can form ____ covalent bonds.

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Primary function of lipids in biological systems?

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Energy storage

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Nucleic acids are polymers made up of which type of monomers?

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Nucleotides

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Which element is central to the structure of organic molecules? Options: Oxygen, Hydrogen, Carbon, Nitrogen

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Carbon

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What type of biomolecule is primarily responsible for storing genetic information?

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Nucleic acids

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Which element is most abundant in the human body by mass? Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen

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Oxygen

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Which macromolecule is primarily involved in catalyzing biochemical reactions? Options: Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, Nucleic acids

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Proteins