Macromolecules and Enzymes

Which of the following are included in the 4 main elements that make up 95% of an organism?

• Proteins

• Hydrogen

• Phosphorus

• Nitrogen

What are macromolecules?

• The elements that are responsible for life

• Polymers of monomers needed for life.

• Monomers of polymers needed for life.

• Always consisting of hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorous.

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What are the 4 classes of macromolecules?

• Proteins

• Amino Acids

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

• Nucleic Acids

SINGLE (or Sub units) of macormolecules are called...

• Monosaccharide

• Polysaccharide

• Monomer

• Polymer

What way(s) do organisms use carbohydrates?

• For structural support in cell walls and exoskeletons.

• For structural support in the cell membrane.

• To be broken down for energy

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What are the monomers that make up carbohydrates?

• Carbon

• Helium

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

• Phosphate

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Simple sugars are known as...

• Saturated Fats

• Polysaccharides

• Monosaccharides

• Unsaturated Fats

Sugars end in -ose. SO which of the following is a monosaccharide?

• Glycogen

• Chitin

• Cellulose

• Glucose

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What are disaccharides? What is an example of a disaccharide?

• When 2 monosaccharides combine: Sucrose

• When 2 monosaccharides combine: Cellulose

• When more than 2 monosaccharides combine: Sucrose

• When more than 2 monosaccharides combine: Cellulose

Polysaccharides are....

• Single units of sugar

• Single units of amino acids

• Longer chains of amino acids

• Longer chains of sugars.