Elements and Macromolecules Quiz

The 4 main groups of macromolecules are LIPIDS. PROTEIN, CARBOHYDRATES, AND NUCLEIC ACIDS

• True

• False

Fats, oils, and cholesterol are all examples of which macromolecule?

• Carbohydrates

• Proteins

• Lipids

• Nucleic Acids

Which is a Carbohydrate's monomer?

• Sugar
• Amino acids
• Monosacharide
• Nucleotide

A good example of a nucleic acid would be?

• sugar
• DNA
• fat
• glucose

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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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Which of the following organic compounds is the main source of energy for living things?

• carbohydrates
• lipids
• nucleic acids
• proteins

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NGSS.HS-LS1-7

A macromolecule, or ____________, is a large molecule like a protein, a carbohydrate, a lipid, or a nucleic acid needed by living things.

• Monomer

• Polymer

• Molecule

• Element

The largest carbohydrates is a polymer composed of many monosaccharides bonded together called a __________.

• Simple Starch

• Monosaccharide

• Disaccharide

• Polysaccharide

A protein is a polymer (macromolecule) made up of which kind of monomers?

• glucose or modified glucose molecules

• amino acids

• nucleotides

• alternating sugar and phosphate groups

What is the charge of an electron?

• positive

• no charge

• negative

• neutral