Biochemistry Basics

Sugars (glucose) and starch are examples of this organic molecule:

• Carbohydrates
• Lipids
• Proteins
• Nucleic Acids

Fatty acids such as butter and oils and phospholipids are examples of this organic molecule:

• Carbohydrates
• Lipids
• Proteins
• Nucleic Acids

Examples of nucleic acids?

• DNA and RNA
• carbohydrates
• potatoes
• meats

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Amino acids are the monomers of

• Carbohydrates 
• Lipids
• Proteins 
• Nucleic Acids

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Made of monomers of monosaccharides

• Carbohydrates
• Lipids
• Proteins
• Nucleic Acids

Made of monomers of nucleotides

• Carbohydrates
• Lipids
• Proteins
• Nucleic Acids

Waterproofs, insulates, and stores energy long-term

• Carbohydrates
• Lipids
• Proteins
• Nucleic Acids

When electrons are shared between two atoms, the bond formed is

• ionic
• covalent
• hydrogen
• peptide

Which is NOT a unique property of water?

• Frozen water floats on liquid water.
• Water covers most of the Earth’s surface and retains a large amount of heat.
• Water molecules stick to each other through hydrogen bonds.
• Water cools very rapidly.

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molecule in which opposite ends have opposite electric charges

• cohesion
• polar molecule
• hydrogen bond
• solution

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