Carbohydrates and Lipids

What is the term for a single subunit of a polymer?

• Isomer

• Monotope

• Isotope

• Monomer

A disaccharide such as maltose is made up of how many monosaccharides?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

A pentose sugar contains how many carbons?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

What type of reaction is used to assemble monomers into polymers?

• Dehydration synthesis

• Hydrolysis

• Single-replacement

• Substitution

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

What type of reaction is used to break polymers apart?

• Dehydration synthesis

• Hydrolysis

• Single-replacement

• Substitution

Plants and animals store extra glucose in different molecules. What is the plant glucose storage molecule?

• Glycogen

• Cellulose

• Starch

• Chitin

This material is used to build plant cell walls.

• Glycogen

• Cellulose

• Starch

• Chitin

What is the human storage carbohydrate?

• Glycogen

• Cellulose

• Starch

• Chitin

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Lipids are composed primarily of _____________, hydrogen and oxygen.

• Nitrogen

• Carbon

• Phosphorus

• Sulfur

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Most lipids are nonpolar, and do not mix with water. They are considered to be...

• Hydrophilic

• Polar covalent

• Hydrophobic

• Ionic