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What is the function of nucleic acids?

• Stores energy
• Stores genetic information
• Movement
• Physical structure

All carbohydrates are:

• made of amino acids
• composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms
• made of fatty acids
• composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen atoms

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NGSS.HS-LS1-6

All proteins are made of

• carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
• carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosporus
• fatty acids
• carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen 

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NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Molecule X contains chains of amino acids. What is molecule X?

• nucleotide
• protein
• adenine
• nucleic acid

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Cellulose is a _____ made of many _____.

• protein;amino acids
• carbohydrate; fatty acid molecules
• polymer; glucose molecules
• polypeptide; monomers

Which term includes all the others in the list?

• starch
• monosaccharide
• polysaccharide
• carbohydrate

Which of the following is NOT a function of proteins?

• form parts of tissues such as bone and muscle
• serve as catalysts that control the rate of chemical reactions in the cell
• make up antibodies
• store genetic information

Most enzymes:

• speed up the chemical reaction
• have no effect on the rate of the chemical reaction
• slow the rate of the chemical reaction
• keep the rate of the chemical reaction the same

Living things use which macromolecule as their main source of quick energy?

• Fat
• Protein
• Monosaccharides
• Nucleic acid

Which of the following contains phosphorus?

• carbohydrates
• lipids
• proteins
• nucleic acids