Olivia Pope - Macromolecules

Which Macromolecule has the monomer amino acid?

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

• Proteins

• Nucleic Acids

_____ is used for the transfer of some macromolecules in and out of the cell.

Polypeptide chains are amino acids linked by peptide bonds. What are polypeptide chains to proteins?

• It's cousin

• The monomer

• The polymer

• The energy storage

Answer explanation

If polypeptide chains are LINKED amino acids, then you are able to assume that the amino acids are the monomer and the polypeptide chains are the polymer.

What is a macromolecule?

• A big word that doesn't mean anything.

• Large organic molecules that we can't live without.

• Large organic molecules that no one needs.

• Small organic molecules that we can't live without.

Carbohydrates are used for ____ - term ____.

You see a commercial on T.V. for an animal shelter. They show a dog with little to no fat and you can clearly see its bones. What is the dog lacking?

• An owner.

• Your money.

• The 4 macromolecules.

• Hair.

How else do carbohydrates help you besides short-term energy?

• Short-term energy

• Structure

• Long-term energy

• Support

What is the bond that describes the ester linkage between chemicals in DNA and RNA?

• Hydrogen Bond

• Phosphodiester Bond

• James Bond

• Covalent Bond

You are learning about the 4 macromolecules in your Honors Biology class. Your teacher asks what a condensation reaction is. You respond with the correct answer, ___________.

• The reaction between oxygen and carbon dioxide.

• The reaction of a hydroxyl group of two sugar groups and a phosphate group creating a phosphodiester bond.

• The reaction between an enzyme and the substrate in a chemical reaction that forms a product.

• The reaction that happens when water drips down the side of your water bottle.

What is a monomer?

• Small basic unit

• Big basic unit

• Clay

• My number