You Are What You Eat

An organic molecule always...

• contains carbon and hydrogen

• is derived from plant cells

• requires oxygen

• undergoes osmosis from a high concentration to a low concentration

Carbohydrates, lipids and proteins are biomacromolecules.

True or false?

• True

• False

Which of the following is a polymer?

• glucose

• methane

• cellulose

• carbon dioxide

• all of the above

Carbohydrates are compounds (biomacromolecules) made of carbon, hydrogen and (a)   ?

Carbohydrates are split into three main groups:

• sugars, salts, vitamins

• sugars, salts, minerals

• monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides

• glucose, monosaccharides, polysaccharides

Which of the following are common examples of disaccharides? (select up to 3 answers)

• lactose

• maltose

• sucrose

• glucose

• fructose

Lipids are molecularly very similar to carbohydrates (carbon, hydrogen and oxygen). True or false?

• True

• False

Which option does not fit?

Mineral salts are...

• caused by the erosion of rocks

• often absorbed as ions in plants

• required for human life

• organic compounds

What am I?

I am comprised of C, H, O, N & S.

• an adenosine triphosphate molecule

• an amino acid

• a phospholipid

• a sucrose molecule

Which is correct?

• deoxyribonucleic acid

• dioxyribonucleic acid

• deoxirybonucliec acid

• deoxyribonucleic aced