Exploring Macromolecules in Google Slides

This video introduces macromolecules, the large molecules essential for life, and explains their composition and significance. It begins with a basic understanding of molecules and progresses to macromolecules, highlighting the four types: proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and lipids. The video emphasizes the importance of carbon in forming diverse molecular structures and explains the process of polymerization, where monomers join to form polymers. The video concludes with a brief overview of the types of macromolecules that make up living organisms.

What is a molecule?

• A type of macromolecule

• A large compound

• Several atoms held together by bonds

• A single atom

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What type of bonds hold the atoms together in a water molecule?

• Ionic bonds

• Hydrogen bonds

• Covalent bonds

• Metallic bonds

Which of the following is NOT a type of macromolecule?

• Proteins

• Nucleic acids

• Carbohydrates

• Water

Which of the following is a characteristic of macromolecules?

• They are made up of a few atoms

• They do not contain carbon

• They are giant molecules

• They are small in size

What does the acronym CHNOPS stand for?

• Carbon, Helium, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus, Sulfur

• Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Potassium, Sulfur

• Carbon, Hydrogen, Neon, Oxygen, Phosphorus, Sulfur

• Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus, Sulfur

Which element is considered the most important in macromolecules?

• Carbon

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

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Why is carbon so important in forming macromolecules?

• It can only form single bonds

• It is the most abundant element

• It is the lightest element

• It can bond with up to four other atoms

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What is the process called when large compounds are built by joining smaller molecules?

• Hydrolysis

• Oxidation

• Condensation

• Polymerization

What are the smaller molecules that make up polymers called?

• Atoms

• Monomers

• Ions

• Isotopes

Which of the following is NOT one of the four types of macromolecules?

• Lipids

• Salts

• Nucleic acids

• Carbohydrates