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Intro to macromolecules

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many macromolecules are there?

a)

There are too many to count

b)

3

c)

4

d)

10

2.

What element must all molecules have in order to be considered organic?

a)

Sulfur

b)

Helium

c)

Carbon

d)

Potassium

3.

What is the prefix for 'one'?

a)

mono

b)

poly

c)

tri

d)

quad

4.

True or false: A macromolecule is a monomer.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What is another name for 'monomer'?

a)

carbon

b)

polymer

c)

macromolecule

d)

building block

6.

What is another name for biomolecules

a)

Macromolecules

b)

Living molecules

c)

Biochemicals

d)

Big molecules

7.

Which of the following are the main elements found in biomolecules?

a)

C, H, O, N, P, S

b)

Ca, He, Os, Ni, Pt, Si

c)

C, He, O, Mg, Pd, S

d)

C, H, Os, Ma, Ni, Se

8.

Which is the monomer that makes up carbohydrates?

a)

Monosaccharides

b)

Triglycerides

c)

Amino acids

d)

Nucleotides

9.

What is the monomer that makes up proteins?

a)

Amino acids

b)

Monosaccharides

c)

Diglycerides

d)

Nucleotides

10.

Which biomolecule is one of the main sources of energy in the human body?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic acids

11.

What is the name of a carbohydrate polymers?

a)

Polysaccharides

b)

Triglycerides

c)

Polypeptides

d)

DNA and RNA

12.

What is the name of nucleic acid polymers?

a)

Polysaccharides

b)

Triglycerides

c)

Polypeptides

d)

DNA and RNA

13.

This molecule is an example of

a)

polymer

b)

monomer

c)

polysaccharide

d)

amino acid

14.

This is an image of a cell membrane, which of the 4 macromolecules are missing?

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Protein

c)

Lipid

d)

Nucleic Acid

15.

This macromolecule is used as an energy source for cells

a)

carbohydrate

b)

lipid

c)

protein

d)

nucleic acid

16.

This macromolecule is important as a storage of energy.

a)

carbohydrate

b)

lipid

c)

protein

d)

nucleic acid

17.

This type of sugar (monomer) is why fruits can taste sweet.

a)

glucose

b)

sucrose

c)

fructose

d)

maltose

18.

This molecule is a .....

a)

monosaccharide

b)

disaccharide

c)

polysaccharide

d)

protein

19.

A rather common chemical formula is this: C6H12O6 ....Which macromolecule is this?

a)

carbohydrate monomer

b)

protein monomer

c)

lipid monomer

d)

nucleic acid monomer.

20.

Which macromolecule is involved in helping speed up chemical reactions in cells.

a)

carbohydrates

b)

protein

c)

lipids

d)

nucleic acids