Chapter 2 - BioChem

Glucose is a _____.

• carbohydrate
• lipid
• protein 
• nucleic acid

Proteins are composed of what smaller building blocks?

• amino acids
• nucleic acids
• fatty acids
• nucleotides

Which group of organic molecules serve as long-term energy storage and make the cell membrane is?

• proteins
• carbohydrates
• lipids
• nucleic acids

The primary purpose the body uses monosaccharides for is?

• Building muscles
• Helping the Immune System
• Immediate Energy
• Generating Heat

Building blocks of polymers.

• monomer
• polypeptide
• monosaccharide
• glycerol

Attractions between water molecules are called

• Covalent bonds
• Ionic bonds
• Polar bonds
• Hydrogen bonds

Enzymes are _________ that __________ chemical reactions.

• proteins, slow down
• proteins, speed up
• lipids, slow down
• lipids, speed up

The property where water molecules are attracted to other water molecules.

• adhesion
• capillary action
• cohesion
• universal solvent

In a covalent bond, atoms

• share electrons

• transfer electrons

• attract water molecules to each other

• do not bond

Water is a _ molecule.

• nonpolar

• polar