Biology STAAR Biomolecules

Just under an orca's skin lies a thick layer of blubber. Blubber helps insulate a whale from heat loss. Based on this information, which biomolecule is blubber primarily made of?

• Lipids

• Nucleic Acids

• Proteins

• Carbohydrates

Which biomolecule is made of nucleotides and contain you DNA?

• Carbohydrate

• Lipids

• Protein

• Nucleic Acid

What biomolecule do enzymes belong to? 

• Carbohydrate

• Lipid

• Nucleic Acid

• Protein

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Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen and Nitrogen are elements in what biomolecule?

• Carbohydrate

• Lipid

• Protein

• Nucleic acid

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What elements are common to all 4 biomolecules?

• Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen

• Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus

• Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen

• Carbon, Hydrogen, Phosphorus

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The function of the nucleic acid is --

• to store and transmit genetic information inherited from your parents

• to maintain our body temperature

• to build up muscles bones and other body parts

• to regulate sugar in your blood and give your cells energy

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Which form of glucose is stored in the human liver and muscle?

• Cellulose

• Glycogen

• Lipids

• Starch

Lipids are insoluble in water because lipid molecules are _________?

• hydophilic

• hydrophobic

• neutral

Which of the following term refers to the combination of two types of monosaccharides?

• Monosaccharide

• Disaccharide

• Polysaccharide

Which of the following is a term that refers to an energy source obtained from plants?

• Cellulose

• Glycogen

• Lipids

• Starch

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