Macromolecules

The diagram shows the general structure of an amino acid. Which type of molecule is formed from amino acids?

• lipids
• proteins
• carbohydrates
• nucleic acids

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Fats, oils and cholesterol are all types of what?

• cell membranes
• hormones
  hormones
• lipids
• fatty acids

RNA and DNA are which type of macromolecules?

• carbohydrate
• lipid
• nucleic acid
• protein

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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DNA and RNA are examples of 

• Carbohydrates
• Lipids
• Proteins
• Nucleic Acids

Nucleotides are monomers of

• Carbohydrates
• Lipids
• Proteins
• Nucleic Acids

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Monosaccharides are monomers of

• Carbohydrates
• Lipids
• Proteins
• Nucleic Acids

Which macromolecule is shown?
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• lipid
• protein
• nucleic acid
• carbohydrate

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What is the function of nucleic acids?

• store genetic information
• store energy (long-term)
• store energy (short-term)
• build skin, hair, nails, muscles

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