Biochemistry

Proteins are composed of what smaller building blocks?

• amino acids

• nucleic acids

• fatty acids

• nucleotides

The primary purpose the body uses monosaccharides for is?

• Building muscles

• Helping the Immune System

• Immediate Energy

• Generating Heat

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

• fatty acids

• nucleotide

• monosaccharide

• amino acids

Attractions between water molecules are called

• Covalent bonds

• Ionic bonds

• Polar bonds

• Hydrogen bonds

Enzymes are

• nucleic acids

• proteins

• lipids

• carbohydrates

Which of the following is NOT a biomolecule?

• Water

• Nucleic Acid

• Protein

• Lipid

Enzymes are _________ that __________ chemical reactions.

• proteins, slow down

• proteins, speed up

• lipids, slow down

• lipids, speed up

Which letter represents the negative end?

• A

• B

• C

• D

What property of water makes it the 'universal solvent'?

• it is a polar molecule

• it is an ionic compound

• it contains hydrogen bonds

• it steals electrons from other atoms

Carbohydrates are made of... 

• C H O

• C H O N

• C H O N P

• C H O N S