Biomolecules and Properties of Water Quiz

Which organic macromolecules are composed of chains of amino acids that join to form the structural components of organisms.

• Carbohydrates
• Proteins
• Amino Acids
• Lipids

The four most common elements found in biomolecules are:

• Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Bromine
• Sulfur, Nitrogen, Iron, Carbon
• Sulfur, Phosphorus, Carbon, Oxygen 
• Carbon, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Hydrogen

Which of the following answers links a biomolecule with one of its proper functions?

• Lipids - Store genetic information
• Carbohydrates - short term energy storage
• Nucleic Acids - Catalyze reactions
• Proteins - long term energy storage

The monomer (building block) of a nucleic acid is

• Monosaccharide
• Amino Acid
• Nucleotide
• Polysaccharide

Which of the following is NOT a biomolecule?

• Water
• Nucleic Acid
• Protein
• Lipid

Which 2 molecules contains the elements C-H-O and function pertains to energy?

• Lipids and Protein
• Carbohydrates and Nucleic Acids
• Protein and Carbohydrates
• Carbohydrates and Lipids

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NGSS.HS-LS1-7

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Which biomolecule functions include enzymes­ which speeds the rate of chemical reactions, structural components in cells, mechanical functions in muscles and cytoskeleton, cell signaling, and immune response; provides structure and helps with chemical reactions 

• Protein
• Lipids
• Carbohydrate
• Nucleic Acid

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Lipids are made up of which of the following?

• glycerol and fatty acids tails
• glycerol and monolipids
• fatty acids and phosolipids
• amino acids and nucleotides

DNA and RNA are examples of __________

• Carbohydrates

• Proteins

• Amino Acids

• Nucleic Acids

When salt is dissolved in water, water is the

• solvent

• solute

• solution

• reactant

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