Biochemistry

Glucose is a _____.

• carbohydrate
• lipid
• protein 
• nucleic acid

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Proteins are composed of what smaller building blocks?

• amino acids
• nucleic acids
• fatty acids
• nucleotides

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Also known as simple sugars, these are the monomers of carbohydrates.

• lipids
• nucleotide
• monosaccharide
• monomer

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Carbohydrates are made of... 

• C H O
• C H O N
• C H O N P
• C H O N S

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How many different amino acids are there?

• 4
• 20
• 6
• 46

True of False. Glycogen is a starch that is found in animals. 

• True
• False

What do disaccharides, such as sucrose, and polysaccharides, such as starch, have in common?

• They are lipids made of fatty acids.
• They are proteins made of amino acids.
• They are nucleic acids made of nucleotides.
• They are carbohydrates made of simple sugars.

Water is classified as an inorganic compound because it

• does not contain carbon
• does not contain nitrogen
• contains hydrogen
• contains oxygen

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

In which type of molecule is the ratio of hydrogen to oxygen usually 2 to 1?

• lipid
• protein
• carbohydrate
• glycerol

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NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Vegetable oils, such as corn oil, belong to which general class of organic substances?

• lipids
• proteins
• carbohydrates
• salts

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