biomolecules

Biomolecules

Open Ended

Is there anything smaller than a cell? Smaller than an organelle? What happens if we just keep zooming in on things?

​EVERYTHING is made of atoms and most things are made of molecules. Molecules are tightly bonded atoms and are MUCH smaller than cells

Multiple Select

Which of these statements is true? Pick two.

• Everything is made of cells

• Everything is made of atoms

• Cells are made of molecules

• Atoms are made of cells

Multiple Choice

What is a subunit?

• a building block of a larger molecule

• a protein

• the smallest unit of life

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an example of a carbohydrate?

• fruit

• sugar

• fiber

• fat

Multiple Choice

What is the building block of lipids?

• monosaccharide

• fatty acid

• nucleic acid

• disaccharide

saturated doesn't flow around arteries and forms plaque

unsaturated is bent because it is missing hydrogen atoms so it "flows"better

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healthy vs. unhealthy fats

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a role of proteins in the body?

• enzyme

• energy

• transport

• structure