Quarter 4, Week 3 - Biomolecules

Amino acids are the building blocks of which group of biomolecules?

• proteins
• carbohydrates
• lipids
• nucleic acid

Lipids are insoluble in water because lipid molecules are _________?

• hydrophilic
• neutral
• hydrophobic
• Zwitterions

The sugar in RNA is _____________, the sugar in DNA is ________.

• deoxyribose, ribose
• ribose, phosphate
• ribose, deoxyribose
• ribose, uracil

Which of the following groups are all classified as polysaccharide?

• sucrose, glucose and fructose
• glycogen, sucrose and maltose
• maltose, lactose and fructose
• glycogen, cellulose and starch

If athletes "pasta load" the day before a big event, which biomolecule are they consuming the most of?

• carbohydrates
• lipids
• proteins
• nucleic acids

True or False? Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Phosphate, and Nitrogen are the chemical make up Nucleic acids.

• True
• False

Which group of biomolecules is involved in storing and transmitting genetic information?

• carbohydrates
• lipids
• proteins
• nucleic acids

A long molecule consisting of many similar or identical monomers linked together.

• polypeptide
• polymer
• fatty acids
• carbon, hydrogen, oxygen

A large molecule made up of amino acids that is often plentiful in meat.

• carbohydrates
• protein
• lipid
• nucleic acid

A mutation in DNA would initially start with which biomolecules?

• carbohydrates
• lipids
• proteins
• nucleic acids