The Building Blocks of Life

Which macromolecule is used as a primary energy source? (This is why our victim who ate Olive Garden would be prepared for the gym!)

• carbohydrates

• lipids

• proteins

• nucleic acids

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Which is FALSE?

• simple sugars are monosaccharides.

• DNA is made up of nucleotides.

• Proteins are made of amino acids.

• Monomers are made of polymers.

Some proteins are catalysts in chemical reactions, meaning they speed them up. What are these proteins called?

• monomers

• enzymes

• quickens

• neutrons

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This macromolecule provides the genetic code to pass on to offspring and the template to make proteins.

• carbs

• lipids

• proteins

• nucleic acids

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Which element below is found in all biomacromolecules?

• carbon

• nitrogen

• phosphorous

• sulfur

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Amino acids are the monomer of nucleic acids.

• True

• False

Fatty acids are the monomer of carbohydrates.

• True

• False

Monosaccharides are the monomers of carbohydrates.

• True

• False

A polysaccharide is made up of

• one monosaccharide

• two monosaccharides

• more than two monosaccharides

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The smallest possible particles of an element are

• atoms

• elements

• molecules

• compounds