Biochemistry

Proteins are composed of what smaller building blocks?

• amino acids
• nucleic acids
• fatty acids
• nucleotides

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

• lipids
• nucleotide
• monosaccharide
• monomer

Vegetable oils, such as corn oil, belong to which general class of organic substances?

• lipids
• proteins
• carbohydrates
• salts

Two examples of carbohydrates are

• fatty acids and glycerol
• fats and waxes
• sugars and starches
• amino acids and alcohol

Proteins, starch, and DNA are similar in that they are all

• organic compounds

• parts of genes

• made of amino acids

• made of simple sugars

Answer explanation

They all contain carbon.

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Which type of macromolecule store energy and provides thermal insulation for the body?

• lipid

• protein

• nucleic acid

• carbohydrate

Answer explanation

While proteins perform a number of functions in the body, they do not provide thermal insulation.

Proteins are composed of what smaller building blocks?

• amino acids
• nucleic acids
• fatty acids
• nucleotides

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RNA is an example of a ...

• nucleic acid
• phosphate group
• protein
• carbohydrate

A polysaccharide is made up of

• one monosaccharide

• two monosaccharides

• more than two monosaccharides

Chain of amino acids is called...

• Amino Acid

• Polypeptide

• Monomer

• Protein