Biological Molecules

Which is not a chemical element needed to build sugars?

• Carbon
• Oxygen
• Nitrogen
• Hydrogen

What is the function of a carbohydrate?

• Stores easily accessible (quick) energy

• Movement
• Stores genetic information
• Speeds up reactions

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How do lipids function for cells?

• store information
• store long-term energy

• breakdown wastes
• join with substrates

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What is a protein: 

• A polymer composed of many sugars.
• A polymer composed of many amino acids. 
• A polymer composed of fatty acids. 
• A polymer composed of nucleotides. 

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What is the monomer of proteins?

• amino acids
• polypeptides
• nucleotides
• monosaccharides

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DNA and RNA are examples of...

• proteins
• nucleic acids
• carbohydrates
• lipids

What is the function of nucleic acids?

• Stores energy
• Stores genetic information
• Movement
• Physical structure

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Which organic molecule is correctly paired with an end product of its digestion

• nucleic acid- glycerol

• Carbohydrate- fatty acid

• protein - amino acid

• lipid- nucleotide

All carbohydrates are compounds that contain the elements

• iron, magnesium, and carbon

• oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen

• carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen

• carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

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Which organic molecule is produced when three fatty acid molecules bond to one glycerol molecule

• glycogen

• ATP

• PGAL

• a lipid