S&S Biochemistry

Proteins are composed of what smaller building blocks?

• amino acids
• nucleic acids
• fatty acids
• nucleotides

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

• lipids

• nucleotide

• monosaccharide

• amino acid

Waxes, oils and fats are examples of

• Carbohydrates
• Lipids
• Proteins
• Nucleic Acids

Metabolism is the difference of the chemical reactions that take place within each cell of a living organism and remove energy.

• true

• false

Which group of organic molecules serve as long-term energy storage and make up the cell membrane?

• benzenes

• carbohydrates

• lipids

• nucleic acids

Anabolism is

• constructive metabolism

• destructive metabolism

• metabolism deficiency

• none of the above

Is found in the cell membrane as a bilayer. 

• lipids
• protein
• nucleic acid
• carbohydrate

Catabolism is

• constructive metabolism

• destructive metabolism

• metabolism deficiency

• accelerated metabolism

The cell membrane is a double layer of lipids that surrounds a cell.

• true

• false

A large molecule made of many smaller simple sugars is called

• monosaccharide

• polysaccharide

• cholesterol

• polypropylene