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Bio - Macromolecules

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the monomer of a carbohydrate?

a)

Monosaccharide

b)

Phospholipid

c)

Nucleotide

d)

Amino acids

2.

If you start running a mile, what macromolecule will be "burned" first for energy?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Proteins

c)

Lipids

d)

Nucleics

3.

When will lipids in your body be used as fuel or energy?

a)

After carbohydrates have been burned

b)

After proteins and carbohydrates have been burned

c)

Before any other macromolecule is burned

d)

Lipids are the last to be used as fuel, after DNA

4.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a food containing lipids?

a)

Banana

b)

Olive oil

c)

Margarine

d)

Peanut Butter

5.

Which part of the phospholipid "loves" water and is hydrophilic?

a)

The fatty acid head

b)

The phospholipid tails

c)

The fatty acid tails

d)

The phosphate head

6.

A doctor tells you that your testosterone levels are low. Which macromolecule do you lack?

a)

Protein

b)

Carbohydrate

c)

Lipids

d)

Nucleic Acid

7.

What is the function of a nucleic acid?

a)

Insulating the body from the cold

b)

Storing genetic information

c)

To store short term energy

d)

Make up our muscles

8.

Which macromolecule is made up of many amino acids linked together?

a)

A Polysaccharide

b)

A Nucleic Acid

c)

A Protein

d)

A Pospholipid

9.

If DNA is hydrolyzed (goes through hydrolysis), what is the result?

a)

Monosaccharides

b)

Pospholipids

c)

Amino acids

d)

Nucleotides

10.

Ms. Justice wanted to see if students worked harder if she promised them ice cream. She gave 2nd and 3rd period a long assignment with 100 questions. She told 2nd period that if they finished they would get ice cream. She didn't tell 3rd period anything. At the end of the period 29 2nd period students finished the assignment and 9 3rd period students finished it.


What is the control group?

a)

the ice cream promise

b)

the 100 question test

c)

The 3rd Period Class

d)

The number of students who finished the assignment

11.

In order to be called "organic" a molecule must

a)

be from a local farm

b)

contain carbon

c)

contain cesium

d)

be raised without pesticides or fertilizers

12.

If available, the body will always digest which macromolecule for energy first?

a)

Lipids

b)

Proteins

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Nucleic acids

13.

Organisms turn small, simple monomers into larger, complicated polymers through the process of

a)

ingestion

b)

dehydration synthesis

c)

regulation

d)

hydrolysis

14.

Vegetable oils, such as corn oil, belong to which general class of organic substances?

a)

lipids

b)

proteins

c)

carbohydrates

d)

salts

15.

A scientist was given a sample and asked to determine which macromolecule group it belonged to. The chart shows their results. Which class does the molecule belong in?

a)

nucleic acids

b)

proteins

c)

salt

d)

carbohydrate

16.

In living organisms, lipids function mainly as

a)

sources of stored energy and transmitters of genetic information

b)

sources of stored energy and components of cellular membranes

c)

transmitters of genetic information and catalysts of chemical reactions

d)

catalysts of chemical reactions and components of cellular membranes

17.

Two examples of carbohydrates are

a)

fatty acids and glycerol

b)

fats and waxes

c)

sugars and starches

d)

amino acids and alcohol

18.

Which compound contains only the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen?

a)

a nucleotide

b)

a protein

c)

an enzyme

d)

a carbohydrate

19.

What element is NOT found in a carbohydrate?

a)

carbon

b)

nitrogen

c)

oxygen

d)

hydrogen

20.

hemoglobin, insulin, albumin, and maltase, which are composed of chains of amino acids, are examples of

a)

proteins

b)

carbohydrates

c)

lipids

d)

nucleic acids