Macromolecule review

Create a model that communicates how a tree gets its mass. Include all inputs and outputs, indicating which molecules go in and which molecules go out.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-5

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Carbohydrates are eaten by humans and are first broken down into its monomer ________.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Glucose crosses the cell membrane and is broken down by the mitochondria for ________________

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NGSS.HS-LS1-7

If glucose is not broken down right away by the cell, it can be combined with other carbohydrate monomers to make a _________ and stored for a short time in the cell.

• polysaccharide

• glucose

• protein

• nucleic acide

Unused polysaccharides are then stored in the liver as glycogen or converted to lipids. Carbohydrates can also be broken down and recombined with _______ to make protein.

• hydrogen

• carbon

• nitrogen

• oxygen

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NGSS.HS-LS1-6

What is the function of carbohydrates?

• provides quick energy

• stores energy

• helps with growth and repair of tissues

• stores genetic information

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What is the function of lipids?

• provides quick energy

• stores energy

• helps with growth and repair of tissues

• stores genetic information

What is the function of proteins?

• provides quick energy

• stores energy

• helps with growth and repair of tissues

• stores genetic information

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NGSS.HS-LS1-6

What is the function of nucleic acid?

• provides quick energy

• stores energy

• helps with growth and repair of tissues

• stores genetic information

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Which biomolecule makes up cell membranes?

• Protein

• Carbohydrate

• Lipid

• Nucleic acid