Macromolecules

all four macromolecules that are necessary for life contain ____________.

• nitrogen

• carbon

• water

• oxygen

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the building blocks of carbohydrates are

• monosaccharides

• nucleic acids

• amino acids

• fatty acids

one example of a monosaccharide is

• guanine

• glucose

• wax

• adenine

which is NOT an example of a lipid?

• wax

• fat

• ribose

• oil

lipids are used to ______________ energy in animals

• create

• store

• reproduce

• replicate

which lipid in leaves help prevent water loss

• glucose

• chloroplast

• cuticle

• xylem

proteins are made of

• nucleic acids

• fatty acids

• monosaccharides

• amino acids

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what type of bonds join amino acids in proteins

• hydrogen bonds

• dipole-dipole bonds

• peptide bonds

• amino bonds

these are special proteins that catalyze (speed up) reactions

• enzymes

• nitrates

• aminos

• acids

the part of an enzyme where the reaction happens

• substrate

• active site

• amino acid

• peptide bond