Macromolecules

You are analyzing a compound in the laboratory. You find that it is made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of two hydrogen atoms for each carbon atom. How will you classify the compound?

• lipid
• protein
• carbohydrate
• nucleic acid

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Many plants have waxy coatings on some surfaces. This coating reduces water loss because it is not water-permeable. This waxy coating is which of the following types of organic molecule?

• protein
• carbohydrate
• nucleic acid
•  lipid

A sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogen base form the building blocks of which organic compound?

• carbohydrates
• lipids
• nucleic acids
• proteins

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?

•  polymers of smaller subunits
• sequence of sugars
• lipids of large molecules
• nucleotides of DNA

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 In living organisms, lipids function mainly as:

• Sources of stored energy and transmitters of genetic information
• Sources of stored energy and components of cellular membranes
• Transmitters of genetic information and catalysts of chemical reactions
• Catalysts of chemical reactions and components of cellular membranes

The element _______is found in all of the organic compounds.

• Iron
• Nitrogen
• Carbon
• Oxygen

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What are the four macromolecules?

• proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and lipids
• monosaccharides, lipids, polysaccaharides, and proteins
• RNA, DNA, proteins, and carbohydrates
• proteins, DNA, RNA, and steroids

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Proteins are made of monomers called ___________

• Nucleotides
• Monosaccharides
• Amino Acids
• Glycerol and fatty acids

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DNA and RNA are examples of 

• Carbohydrates
• Lipids
• Proteins
• Nucleic Acids

Nucleotides are monomers of

• Carbohydrates
• Lipids
• Proteins
• Nucleic Acids