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S&S Biochemistry

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Proteins are composed of what smaller building blocks?
a)
amino acids
b)
nucleic acids
c)
fatty acids
d)
nucleotides
2.

Also known as simple sugars, these are the monomers of carbohydrates.

a)

lipids

b)

nucleotide

c)

monosaccharide

d)

amino acid

3.
Waxes, oils and fats are examples of
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Lipids
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic Acids
4.

Metabolism is the difference of the chemical reactions that take place within each cell of a living organism and remove energy.

a)

true

b)

false

5.

Which group of organic molecules serve as long-term energy storage and make up the cell membrane?

a)

benzenes

b)

carbohydrates

c)

lipids

d)

nucleic acids

6.

Anabolism is

a)

constructive metabolism

b)

destructive metabolism

c)

metabolism deficiency

d)

none of the above

7.
Is found in the cell membrane as a bilayer. 
a)
lipids
b)
protein
c)
nucleic acid
d)
carbohydrate
8.

Catabolism is

a)

constructive metabolism

b)

destructive metabolism

c)

metabolism deficiency

d)

accelerated metabolism

9.

The cell membrane is a double layer of lipids that surrounds a cell.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

A large molecule made of many smaller simple sugars is called

a)

monosaccharide

b)

polysaccharide

c)

cholesterol

d)

polypropylene

11.

A spherical-shaped vesicle that is composed of one or more phospholipid bilayers, which is often used to deliver microscopic substances is

a)

cell

b)

monosaccharide

c)

amino acid

d)

liposome

12.

Lipid molecules that arrange themselves in a spherical form in aqueous solutions

a)

micelles

b)

monosaccharides

c)

polysaccharides

d)

proteins

13.

Saturated fatty acids

a)

do not have any double bonds.

b)

cannot absorb any more hydrogen.

c)

are commonly found in animal fats.

d)

all of the above

14.

Fatty acids that contain one or more double bonds are considered

a)

saturated

b)

unsaturated

c)

satiated

d)

unsatiated