Biomolecule Notes and Questions

Biomolecules are

• Are water, oxygen, and any thing that a living thing needs.

• Are elements that contain carbon.

• Are all the elements on the right side of the periodic table.

• are compounds that all living creatures require to live.

Which of these are biomolecules?(select all that apply)

• Carbohydrates

• Water

• Lipids

• Proteins

• Nucleic Acids

A substance that contains carbon is considered

• organic

• a metal

• inorganic

• water

• a metalloid

​ (a)   - are the building block biomolecules or a molecule that can be bonded to other identical molecules to form a polymer.

​ (b)   a substance that has a molecular structure consisting chiefly or entirely of a large number of similar units bonded together

​ (c)   Organic compounds that all living things require.

​ (d)   Two more elements combined chemically bonded

• Monomers
• Polymer-
• Biomolecules-
• Compound-

Which of these is uses for starches?( select all that apply)

• Store energy

• Quick energy

• Structure for plants

• Protective covers

• Builds muscle

Carbohydrates are molecules that provide ​ (a)   energy for cells. ​ (b)  

They also can store energy. ​ (c)  

And they also provide ​ (d)   for plants and some animals cells. ​ (e)  

• quick
• (sugars)
• (Starches)
• structure
• (Cellulose)

Monosaccharides are the ​ (a)   of carbohydrates.

• monomers
• Polymers
• elements
• nitrogen

Which of these items contain lipids?

• Butter

• Blubber

• Sugar

• Eggs

• Cell Membrane

Lipids include ​ (a)   steroids, phospholipids and waxes.

Fat is used as​ (b)   energy storage in our body, protection, and ​ (c)  

They are also one of the most important molecules in making up the cell membrane (phospholipids)

Fats are important because they are ​ (d)   meaning they repel water.

• fats,
• long term
• hormones.
• “hydrophobic”

The monomers for lipids are (select all that apply)

• Glycerol

• Fatty Acids

• Carbohydrates

• Oxygen