Molecular Evolution

The bonds linking amino acids are called

• Peptide bonds
• Glycosidic bonds
• Ester bonds

What is a biological molecule?

• organic molecule found in any organism
• any living thing
• any nonliving thing
• the building block of life

What are the four biological molecules?

• proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids
• A, T, C, G
• water, air, earth, and fire

A biological polymer made of amino acid monomers is a 

• protein
• lipid
• carbohydrate
• nucleic acid

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

A carbon compound that contains two functional groups: amino and carboxyl

• amino acid
• enzyme
• carbohydrate
• nucleic acid

A biological polymer that stores and transmits genetic information is a ...

• nucleic acid
• carbohydrate
• lipid
• protein

What group of biological molecules contains DNA and RNA...

• Nucleic acids
• carbohydrates
• proteins
• lipids

A type of biological molecule that includes fats, oils, hormones, waxes, and components of cellular membranes is...

• lipids
• proteins
• carbohydrates
• nucleic acids

A large molecule made up of many similar or identical subunits.

• lipids
• polymer
• monomer
• monosaccharide

Building blocks of polymers.

• monomer
• polypeptide
• monosaccharide
• glycerol