Biomolecules

2. Which biomolecules contains your genetic information?

• Proteins

• Lipids

• Carbohydrates

• Nucleic Acids

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

9. Amino Acids are the monomers of __________.

• Nucleic Acids

• Proteins

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

6. The monomer of carbohydrates is known as _______.

• Amino Acid

• Fatty Acid

• Nucleotide

• Saccharide

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Just under an orca's skin lies a thick layer of blubber. Blubber helps insulate a whale from heat loss. Based on this information, which biomolecule is blubber primarily made of?

• Lipids

• Nucleic Acids

• Proteins

• Carbohydrates

7. Glycerol and fatty acids are the monomers of _________.

• Lipids

• Carbohydrates

• Proteins

• Nucleic Acids

8. The monomer of Nucleic Acids is known as _________.

• Amino Acid

• Fatty Acid

• Nucleotide

• Saccharide

11. People with albinism do not produce the melanin protein. Melanin allows for people to be protected from the sun and thus people with albinism are prone to severe sunburns. Which biomolecule would you infer is responsible for albinism?

• Carbohydrate

• Protein

• Lipid

• Nucleic Acid

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

1. The four most common elements found in biomolecules are __________.

• Sulfur, Phosphorus, Carbon, Oxygen

• Carbon, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Hydrogen

• Sulfur, Nitrogen, Carbon, Iron

• Carbon, Nitrogen, Hydrogen, Sulfur

Which biomolecule has amino acids as their monomer?

• Carbohydrate

• Nucleic acid

• lipid

• protein

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Carbs and lipids are similar because they...

• Are a source of energy for living organisms

• Help with immune response

• build structures such as cellulose and chitin

• Contain the same elements (CHO)