Food Molecules

Food provides the body with...

• energy and building materials

• vitamins and minerals

• chemical reactions

• enzymes

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What are the four kinds of macromolecules?

• starch, carbohydrate, glucose, protein

• enzyme, catalyst, fat, lipase

• carbohydrates, proteins, fats, nucleic acids

• rice, potatoes, veggies, meat

Glucose is a subunit of which macromolecule?

• carbohydrates

• fats

• proteins

• nucleic acids

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Starch (complex carbohydrate) is commonly formed and stored in...

• animals

• plants

• fish

• insects

What are the building blocks of proteins?

• fat

• carbohydrates

• amino acids

• enzymes

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What is the function of an enzyme?

• There are no enzymes in my body.

• slow down chemical reactions

• speed up chemical reactions

• enzymes have no effect on chemical reactions

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Which of the macromolecules are used to form enzymes?

• proteins

• carbohydrates

• fats

• amino acids

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Enzymes are re-usable.

• True

• False

What is the name for the substance that is present at the START of a chemical reaction?

• reactant

• product

• catalyst

• equation

What is the name for the substance that is present at the END of a chemical reaction?

• reactant

• product

• catalyst

• equation