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Biomolecules

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 22mins

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1.

Short-Term Energy comes from your body utilizing glucose. This function and example are of which biomolecule?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Nucleic Acids

d)

Proteins

2.

Long-Term Energy storage that your body uses after it burns through its carbs is from what biomolecule?

a)

Lipids

b)

Nucleic Acids

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Proteins

3.

The cell membrane is made up of what biomulecule?

a)

Lipids

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

4.

Cellulose is a structure for plants that is made of what biomolecule?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

5.

Speeding up chemical reactions is a function of what biomolecule?

a)

Proteins

b)

Lipids

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Nucleic Acids

6.

"Enzymes" are made of what biomolecule?

a)

Proteins

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Lipids

d)

Nucleic Acids

7.

What biomolecule stores genetic information that codes for proteins?

a)

Nucleic Acids

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Proteins

d)

Lipids

8.

What elements are present in carbohydrates?

a)

CHO

b)

CHON

c)

CHONP

9.

What elements are present in lipids?

a)

CHO

b)

CHON

c)

CHONP

10.

What elements are present in proteins?

a)

CHON

b)

CHO

c)

CHONP

11.

What elements are present in nucleic acids?

a)

CHONP

b)

CHO

c)

CHON

12.

Monosaccharides, like glucose, are the monomer for which biomolecule?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

13.

Fatty acids and glycerol are the components of what biomolecule?

a)

Lipids

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

14.

Amino Acids, like methionine, are the monomers for what biomolecule?

a)

Proteins

b)

Lipids

c)

Nucleic Acids

d)

Carbohydrates

15.

Nucleotides, like guanine, are the monomers of what biomolecule?

a)

Nucleic Acids

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Lipids

d)

Proteins

16.

Polysaccharides, like cellulose, are the polymers for what biomolecule?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

17.

Polypeptide Chains are made of linking amino acids together, and are therefore the polymers of what biomolecule?

a)

Proteins

b)

Lipids

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Nucleic Acids

18.

DNA and RNA and the two polymers of what biomolecule?

a)

Nucleic Acids

b)

Lipids

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Proteins

19.

Glucose, Cellulose, Fructose, Starch, Glycogen, Sucrose, and Lactose are all examples of what biomolecule?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

20.

Triglycerides, Phospholipids, Oil, Wax, and Butter are all examples of what biomolecule?

a)

Lipids

b)

Proteins

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Nucleic Acids

21.

Lactase, Amylase, and other enzymes are examples of what biomolecule?

a)

Proteins

b)

Lipids

c)

Nucleic Acids

d)

Carbohydrates

22.

What is the function of Carbohydrates?

a)

Short-Term Energy

b)

Store Genetic Information

c)

Make up the Cell Membrane

d)

Long-Term Energy

23.

What is the function of Carbohydrates?

a)

Structure for plants

b)

Build Muscle

c)

Make up the Cell Membrane

d)

Long-Term Energy

24.

What is the function of Lipids?

a)

Structure for plants

b)

Build Muscle

c)

Make up the Cell Membrane

d)

Short-Term Energy

25.

What is the function of Lipids?

a)

Structure for plants

b)

Build Muscle

c)

Store Genetic Information

d)

Long-Term Energy

26.

What is the function of Proteins?

a)

Structure for plants

b)

Build Muscle

c)

Store Genetic Information

d)

Long-Term Energy

27.

What is the function of Proteins?

a)

Structure for plants

b)

Speed up Chemical Reactions

c)

Store Genetic Information

d)

Short-Term Energy

28.

What is the function of Nucleic Acids?

a)

Structure for plants

b)

Speed up Chemical Reactions

c)

Store Genetic Information

d)

Short-Term Energy

29.

What is the monomer for Carbohydrates?

a)

Monosaccharides

b)

Nucleotides

c)

Amino Acids

d)

Fatty Acids and Glycerol

30.

What is the monomer for Lipids?

a)

Monosaccharides

b)

Nucleotides

c)

Amino Acids

d)

Fatty Acids and Glycerol

31.

What is the monomer for Proteins?

a)

Monosaccharides

b)

Nucleotides

c)

Amino Acids

d)

Fatty Acids and Glycerol

32.

What is the monomer for Nucleic Acids?

a)

Monosaccharides

b)

Nucleotides

c)

Amino Acids

d)

Fatty Acids and Glycerol

33.

What is an example for Carbohydrates?

a)

Glucose

b)

DNA

c)

Triglyceride

d)

Lactase

34.

What is an example for Carbohydrates?

a)

Starch

b)

RNA

c)

Triglyceride

d)

Phospholipid

35.

What is an example for Lipids?

a)

Starch

b)

RNA

c)

Amylase

d)

Phospholipid

36.

What is an example for Lipids?

a)

Starch

b)

RNA

c)

Triglyceride

d)

Monosaccharide

37.

What is an example for Lipids?

a)

Starch

b)

Wax

c)

Nucleotides

d)

Monosaccharide

38.

What is an example for Lipids?

a)

Starch

b)

Oil

c)

Nucleotides

d)

Glucose

39.

What is an example for Proteins?

a)

Starch

b)

Enzymes

c)

Nucleotides

d)

Glucose

40.

What is an example for Nucleic Acids?

a)

Starch

b)

Enzymes

c)

DNA

d)

Glucose

41.

Polysaccharides are made of repeating sugar subunits that are the same. So, if you rearranged the glucose monomers on a chain of starch, would it look any different?

a)

No

b)

Yes

42.

Polypeptide chains are made of linked amino acids. There are 20 different amino acids. So, if you rearranged the amino acids on the polypeptide chain, would it be different?

a)

Yes - it would make the protein fold differently

b)

Yes - it would become a sugar

c)

No

43.

DNA and RNA are made of bonded nucleotides. There are four kinds of nucleotides for each kind of polymer. The order determines what genetic code it is saying. If you were to rearrange the nucleotides, would the DNA be different?

a)

Yes - it could code for a different protein

b)

No

44.

In order to make new proteins in your body, you need a supply of amino acids. Where do you get them from?

a)

digesting the proteins you eat

b)

making them from scratch

c)

you can't get more amino acids

d)

by eating sugars