Macromolecules

What do enzymes do?

• Speed up chemical reactions

• produce carbohydrates

• Make a strong cell wall

What is DNA a type of?

• Organelle

• Cell

• Nucleic Acid

What controls which genes of DNA will turn into RNA?

• The membrane

• The nucleus

• The mRNA

What are lipids used for?

• energy storage in the body

• to mix with water

• to digest food

What does transcription do?

• turns RNA into DNA

• turns DNA into RNA

• turns proteins into lipids

What do chemical reactions do?

• create new life

• create enzymes

• break up or form new molecules

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What are held together in chemical bonds to form molecules?

• atoms

• carbohydrates

• cells

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Where are macromolecules found?

• only in abiotic things

• in every cell

• in atoms

What are the most abundant macromolecules in human cells?

• Proteins

• Lipids

• Plants

What do carbohydrates help do?

• speed up chemical reactions

• provide cells with energy

• create atoms

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