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WorksheetsBiomolecules
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
These are organic molecules consisting of only carbon and hydrogen.
Carbon molecules
Hydrocarbon
Carbon chains
Biomolecules
These are large molecules composed of thousands of covalently connected atoms.
Monomer
Macromolecules
Micromolecules
Molecular structure
It is a long molecule consisting of many similar building blocks.
Polymer
Monomer
Hydrolysis
Condensation
These are macromolecules that speed up the dehydration process.
Condensation
Hydrolysis
Synthesis
Enzymes
These are the one class of large biological molecules that do not form polymers.
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Lipids
Nucleic Acid
It store and transmit hereditary information
Carbohydrates
Nucleic Acid
Proteins
Lipids
Lipids are hydrophobic because they consist mostly of hydrocarbons, which form nonpolar covalent bonds
TRUE
FALSE
Polypeptides are monomers built from the same set of 20 amino acids.
TRUE
FALSE
Sugars: Glycosidic linkages :: Lipids: ___________
Ester linkages
Peptide bonds
Phosphodiester linkages
Chemical bonds
Proteins: Amino acids :: Nucleic Acids: _________
Fatty Acids
Nucleoside
Nucleotides
Polynucleotides
Q. What do disaccharides, such as sucrose, and polysaccharides, such as starch, have in common?
They are lipids made of fatty acids.
They are nucleic acids made of nucleotides.
They are proteins made of amino acids.
They are carbohydrates made of simple sugars.
What organic macromolecules are composed of chains of amino acids that join to form the structural components of organisms.
(a)
Q. The four most common elements found in biomolecules are:
Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Bromine
Carbon, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Hydrogen
Sulfur, Nitrogen, Iron, Carbon
Sulfur, Phosphorus, Carbon, Oxygen
An advertisement for a health supplement for dogs claims to build lean muscle and strengthen tendons and ligaments, as well as provide energy. Which two biomolecules must the supplement contain to provide these benefits?
proteins and carbohydrates
carbohydrates and lipids
nucleic acids and carbohydrates
lipids and nucleic acids
These are biomolecules in our cells that store and direct information for cellular growth and reproduction. Type your answer.
(a)
