Science B: Biology Quiz

Polymers are made of individual subunits called ______.

• Monomers

• Phospholipids

• Nucleotides

• Amino acids

• Carbohydrates

Chains of glucose make up ______.

• Nucleic acids

• Lipids

• Vitamins

• Proteins

• Carbohydrates

Molecules that make up living things and contain carbon are called ______ molecules.

• Inorganic

• Organic

• Synthetic

• Metallic

A carbohydrate that makes up the cell walls of plants is ______.

• Cellulose

• Starch

• Chitin

• Sucrose

• Glucose

A carbohydrate that makes up the exoskeleton of insects is ______.

• Cellulose

• Starch

• Chitin

• Glucose

Lactase is an ______ that breaks down milk sugar.

• Hormone

• Enzyme

• Lipid

• Carbohydrate

Nucleic acids are made of individual subunits called ______.

• Monomers

• Nucleotides

• Amino acids

• Fatty acids

Lipids are made of ______ and glycerol.

• Fatty acids

• Amino acids

• Nucleotides

• Monomers

Large molecules made of many small subunits are called ______.

• Polymers

• Nucleotides

• Monomers

• Macromolecules

• Enzymes

More commonly called sugar, its molecular formula is C₆H₁₂O₆. It is ______.

• Fructose

• Maltose

• Glucose

• Sucrose

• Lactose