Macromolecules

In biology, another word for a POLYMER is a ____________.

Organic molecules must contain both ​ (a)   ​ and ​ (b)   .

**Put your two answers in ALPHABETICAL ORDER to receive full credit**

• carbon (C)
• hydrogen (H)
• nitrogen (N)
• sulfur (S)
• phosphorus (P)

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All macromolecules are ​ (a)   .

• organic
• inorganic

Determine if each compound is ORGANIC or INORGANIC

Groups:

(a) Organic

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(b) Inorganic

• NaCl (salt)

• H₂O (water)

• DNA (Deoxyribo-Nucleic Acid)

• Keratin (a protein)

• CH₄ (methane)

• N₂ (nitrogen)

• C₆H₁₂O₆ (glucose)

• RNA (Ribo-Nucleic Acid)

• Oil (a lipid)

• CO₂ (carbon dioxide)

• O₂ (oxygen)

Organize these options into the correct categories:

Groups:

(a) Polymers

,

(b) Monomers

• Lipids

• Carbohydrates = Polysaccharides

• Glycerol & Fatty Acid(s)

• Monosaccharide

• Amino Acids

• Nucleic Acids

• Proteins = Polypeptides

• Nucleotides

Match each MONOMER and its SHAPE to the correct MACROMOLECULE.

Groups:

(a) Carbohydrate

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(b) Lipid

,

(c) Protein

,

(d) Nucleic Acids

• 
• Monosaccharides

• 
• 
• 
• Glycerol & fatty acid(s)

• Nucleotides

• Amino Acids

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Reorder the following from SMALLEST to LARGEST

• Monosaccharide

• Polysaccharide

• Disaccharide

During photosynthesis plants make glucose, which is then stored as ​ (a)   . Plants also use the glucose they make to build their cell walls. Glucose that is part of cell walls is called ​ (b)   .

• starch
• cellulose

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When animals eat plants, they obtain (get) glucose. Unlike plants, which store glucose as starch, animals store glucose as ​ (a)   . Glucose, starch, and glycogen are all types of ​ (b)   .

• glycogen
• carbohydrates
• lipids
• nucleic acids
• proteins

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Match the following MACROMOLECULES with their FUNCTION

• Quick energy & cell wall structure

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• Long-term energy storage & insulation

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• Genetic information storage & transmission

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• Cellular processes & structural components

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