Macromolecules

What are the building blocks or monomers for nucleic acids?

• monosaccharides

• amino acids

• nucleotides

• fatty acids

Identify the nucleic acid:

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Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Building blocks of the body, hair , muscles etc.

• protein
• nucleic acid
• lipids
• carbohydrates

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

What is the key role (function) of a protein?

• instant energy for the cell/body

• hormones, buoyancy, forms cell membranes, insulation, energy storage

• growth, repair, and energy, immune system, enzymes

• store and transmit genetic information/heredity

Identify the macromolecule in the picture.
* look at the R.....

• carbohydrates
• lipids
• proteins 
• nucleic acids

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Which of the following are almost always hydrophobic?

• carbohydrates

• lipids

• proteins

• nucleic acids

What elements (monomers) make up a protein?

• C, H, O

• C, H, O, N

• C, H, O, N, P

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

What type of molecule is represented in the image

• poly
  sacch
  aride
• unsat
  urated fat
• saturated fat
• mono
  sacch
  aride

Is found in the cell membrane as a bilayer. 

• lipids
• protein
• nucleic acid
• carbohydrate

Which major macromolecule is being represented in this image? 

• carbohydrate
• lipid
• protein
• nucleic acid