Water and Macromolecules
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Water and Macromolecules
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This quiz comprehensively covers biochemistry fundamentals appropriate for 9th grade biology students. The questions address two major topic areas: the properties of water and the four major macromolecules (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids). Students must demonstrate understanding of water's unique properties including polarity, hydrogen bonding, cohesion, adhesion, and its role as a universal solvent. For macromolecules, they need to identify monomers and polymers, understand structure-function relationships, recognize specific examples of each macromolecule type, and explain how molecular structure determines biological function. The quiz requires students to apply knowledge of chemical bonding, particularly covalent and hydrogen bonds, and connect molecular properties to cellular processes like membrane structure and energy storage. Created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying 9th grade biology. This comprehensive assessment serves multiple instructional purposes throughout a biochemistry unit, functioning effectively as a summative review after teaching both water properties and macromolecules, or as formative assessment to identify knowledge gaps before moving to more complex cellular processes. Teachers can deploy this quiz for homework to reinforce daily lessons, as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge, or for test preparation before unit exams. The variety of question formats and cognitive levels makes it particularly valuable for differentiated instruction, allowing students to demonstrate understanding through both factual recall and application of concepts. This assessment directly supports NGSS standards HS-LS1-6 (construct explanations for how molecular interactions determine structure and function) and aligns with Common Core scientific literacy standards by requiring students to analyze biological systems at the molecular level.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Fats, oils and cholesterol are all types of what?
hormones
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 2 pts
RNA and DNA are which type of macromolecules?
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Like complex carbohydrates, proteins are macromolecules that serve many functions and can be chemically broken down and restructured. Both proteins and complex carbohydrates are which of the following?
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NGSS.HS-LS1-6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Like complex carbohydrates, proteins are macromolecules that serve many functions and can be chemically broken down and restructured. Both proteins and complex carbohydrates are which of the following?
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NGSS.HS-LS1-6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
In living organisms, lipids function mainly as:
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The property of water responsible for Cohesion is:
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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The property shown by water but not mercury in this photo is:
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