Molecules of Life

Sugar or starch that living things use for energy. 

• protein
• carbohydrate
• lipids
• nucleic acids

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

Scientific name for fats and oils (made up of fatty acids)

• carbohydrates

• lipids

• proteins

• nucleic acids

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

A large molecule made up of amino acids that is often plentiful in meat.

• carbohydrates

• lipids

• proteins

• nucleic acids

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Information molecules that provide directions to make proteins. Most important DNA & RNA 

• carbohydrates
• lipids
• nucleic acids
• proteins

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

A ______________ is a smaller part of a polymer. 

• micromer
• macromer
• minimer
• monomer

Many monomers make up a _______________. 

• multimer
• polymer
• pillowmer
• micromolecule

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

____________ is the monomer that makes up carbohydrates.

• sugar
• fatty acids 
• nucleotides
• amino acids 

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

__________ is the monomer that makes up proteins. 

• amino acids 
• sugar
• nucleotides
• fatty acids 

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

What elements are present in this fatty acid chain?

• H, O, C

• H, C

• Ag, C, He

• Ti, Aq, O

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

What elements are present in glucose?

• P, Ag, Si

• C, H, O

• H, N, S, C

• OH, CH2

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1