Biomolecules and DNA Practice Questions

5. Which biomolecules provide quick energy for the cell and also provide materials to build the cell membrane/wall?

• Carbohydrates

• Proteins

• Lipids

• Nucleic Acids

2. Which biomolecules contains your genetic information?

• Proteins

• Lipids

• Carbohydrates

• Nucleic Acids

9. Amino Acids are the monomers of __________.

• Nucleic Acids

• Proteins

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

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

3. Which biomolecules act as energy storage for the cell and also cushions and insulates organs?

• Carbohyrdates

• Lipids

• Proteins

• Nucleic Acids

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

• Amino Acid

• Fatty Acid

• Nucleotide

• Saccharide

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

What is the function of carbohydrates?

• Perform cell's functions/tasks

• Fast energy

• Energy storage

• Alter other biomolecules

• Store information for cells

What is the function of nucleic acids?

• Perform cell's functions/tasks

• Fast energy

• Energy storage

• Alter other biomolecules

• Store information for cells