Macromolecules

Which of the following elements are found in all macromolecules? (Select all that apply).

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Which of the following is not one of the four major classes of macromolecules?

• Lipids

• Carbon

• Protein

• Carbohydrates

• Nucleic Acid

Which macromolecule is used as our main source of energy?

• Lipids/Fats

• Nucleic Acids

• Proteins

• Carbohydrates

Match the elements with the appropriate macromolecules

• proteins

• C,H,O,N

• nucleic acids

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• disaccharide

• C,H,O

• lipids

• Carbon

  Hydrogen

  Oxygen

  Nitrogen

  Phosphorus

Nucleic acids make up which of the two molecules listed below?

• FDA

• RNA

• DNA

• FDR

This is one job proteins do not have in the body.

• structure for tissues and organs

• transport things through cell membranes

• speed up chemical reactions

• insulation

This macromolecule breaks down into sugars such as glucose.

• Lipids/Fats

• Nucleic Acids

• Protein

• Carbohydrates

A sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogen base form the building blocks of which organic compound?

• carbohydrates
• lipids
• nucleic acids
• proteins

Like complex carbohydrates, proteins are macromolecules that serve many functions and can be chemically broken down and restructured. Both proteins and complex carbohydrates are which of the following?

•  polymers of smaller subunits
• sequence of sugars
• lipids of large molecules
• nucleotides of DNA

 In living organisms, lipids function mainly as:

• Sources of stored energy and transmitters of genetic information
• Sources of stored energy and components of cellular membranes
• Transmitters of genetic information and catalysts of chemical reactions
• Catalysts of chemical reactions and components of cellular membranes