Biological Molecules

Basic units of cabohydrates.

• simple sugars

• amino acids

• fatty acids and glycerol

• nucleotides

Basic units of proteins.

• simple sugars

• fatty acids and glycerol

• nucleotides

• amino acids

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NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Basic units of lipids.

• nucleotides

• amino acids

• simple sugars

• fatty acids and glycerol

An example of simple sugar (monosaccharide).

• glucose

• sucrose

• starch

• glycogen

An example of larger sugar molecule (disaccharide).

• glucose

• sucrose

• cellulose

• glycogen

Two examples of much larger sugar molecules (polysaccharides).

• starch

• sucrose

• glucose

• glycogen

Total number of amino acids in plant and animal cells.

• 15

• 17

• 19

• 20

State of fats at room temperature.

• solids

• liquids

• gases

State of oils at room temperature.

• solids

• liquids

• gases

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Lipids are important in forming _____________.

• DNA

• RNA

• cell membanes

• cytoplasm