Chemistry of Life Vocabulary

When molecules break apart and reform into  new substances it is called a...

• chemical reaction

• physical reaction

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We call the substances that go into a chemical reaction the ....

• molecules

• reactants

• products

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The smallest unit of a substance that serves as a building block for larger molecules

• Subunit/monomer

• block

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The subunit for protein is....

• amino acid

• fatty acid

• monosaccharide

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Which macromolecule is structured this way?

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

• Proteins

• Nucleic acids

A macromolecule is found to have C, H, O, N, and P. Identify?

• Carbohydrate

• Lipid

• Nucleic Acid

• Protein

Answer explanation

All of the macromolecules have carbon (C), hydrogen (H), and oxygen (O). Nitrogen is found in proteins and nucleic acids. Phosphorous is found in nucleotides (and phospholipids) which is found in nucleic acids. Nucleic acids are the only macromolecule with C, H, O, N, and P.

Which of the macromolecules are structured in this way?

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

• Proteins

• Nucleic acids

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Which macromolecule has this structure?

• Carbohydrate

• Lipids

• Proteins

• Nucleic acids

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In which of these are the electrons shared unequally?

• double covalent bond

• triple covalent bond

• hydrogen bond

• polar covalent bond

• ionic and covalent bonds

We call the substances that are produced or come out of a chemical reaction the

• molecules

• reactants

• products

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