Organic Molecules

The 3 categories of carbohydrates are:

• Monosaccharide, disaccharide, polysaccharide
• glucose, fructose, galatose
• starch, cellulose, chitin
• There are no categories of carbohydrates

Which is not a chemical element needed to build sugars?

• Carbon
• Oxygen
• Nitrogen
• Hydrogen

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What is the function of a carbohydrate?

• Stores easily accessible (quick) energy

• Movement
• Stores genetic information
• Speeds up reactions

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How do lipids function for cells?

• store information
• store long-term energy

• breakdown wastes
• join with substrates

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What are two main functions of fats within the body?

• energy storage and cellular transport
• energy storage and insulation
• building blocks for DNA and hormones
• storing cellular information and in the cell membrane

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Animals store glucose in the form of

• cellulose
• glycogen
• wax
• lipids

What is a protein: 

• A polymer composed of many sugars.
• A polymer composed of many amino acids. 
• A polymer composed of fatty acids. 
• A polymer composed of nucleotides. 

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What is the monomer of proteins?

• amino acids
• polypeptides
• nucleotides
• monosaccharides

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_______ dictates the function of a protein

• Shape
• Temperature
• pH
• Time

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If you change the shape of a protein, will it work the same/properly?

• Yes
• No

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