Macromolecules Review Game
Authored by Jocelyn G
Biology
9th Grade
NGSS covered
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This quiz covers the fundamental concepts of biological macromolecules, specifically targeting high school biology at the 9th grade level. Students need to understand the four major groups of macromolecules—carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids—along with their unique structural components, functions, and identifying characteristics. The questions assess knowledge of elemental composition (such as which elements are found in each macromolecule), functional roles (like energy storage versus structural support), and structural terminology including monomers, polymers, and specific compounds like disaccharides and polypeptides. Students must also grasp biochemical processes like dehydration synthesis and be able to visually identify molecular structures. The quiz requires students to distinguish between similar concepts, such as understanding that glucose is a monosaccharide rather than a polysaccharide, and recognizing that nucleic acids uniquely contain phosphorus while proteins contain nitrogen. Created by Jocelyn G, a Biology teacher in the US who teaches grade 9. This comprehensive review quiz serves as an excellent formative assessment tool to gauge student understanding before a unit test on macromolecules. Teachers can deploy this as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge, assign it as homework to reinforce classroom instruction, or use it as a review session before summative assessments. The mix of multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and true/false questions provides varied assessment opportunities that accommodate different learning styles while maintaining engagement through the game format. The visual identification questions particularly strengthen students' ability to connect molecular diagrams with macromolecule categories. This quiz aligns with NGSS HS-LS1-6, which focuses on constructing and revising explanations based on evidence for how carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen from sugar molecules may combine with other elements to form amino acids and other large carbon-based molecules.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which one of these is NOT a macromolecule
Protein
Lipds
Polymers
Carbohydrates
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The two types of Nucleic Acids are:
DNA & RNA
Sugars & Starches
Waxes and Oils
DNA & Amino Acids
3.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Lipids are made of carbon, oxygen, and (a)
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS1-6
4.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the only macromolecule that contains phosphorus (P)?
(a)
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What contains Sugars and Starches
Nucleic Acids
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Protein
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-7
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which macromolecule is involved in almost every function in the human body?
Carbohydrates
Nucleic Acid
Lipids
Proteins
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS1-1
7.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What macromolecule stores long term energy?
(a)
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