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Biomolecules

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the function of carbohydrates?

a)

provides quick energy

b)

stores energy

c)

helps with growth and repair of tissues

d)

stores genetic information

2.

What is the function of lipids?

a)

provides quick energy

b)

stores energy

c)

helps with growth and repair of tissues

d)

stores genetic information

3.

What is the function of proteins?

a)

provides quick energy

b)

stores energy

c)

helps with growth and repair of tissues

d)

stores genetic information

4.

What is the function of nucleic acid?

a)

provides quick energy

b)

stores energy

c)

helps with growth and repair of tissues

d)

stores genetic information

5.

What is the monomer for carbohydrates?

a)

Monosaccarides

b)

Fatty Acids

c)

Amino Acids

d)

Nucleotides

6.

What is the monomer for Lipids?

a)

Monosaccarides

b)

Fatty Acids

c)

Amino Acids

d)

Nucleotides

7.

What is the monomer for proteins?

a)

Monosaccarides

b)

Fatty Acids

c)

Amino Acids

d)

Nucleotides

8.

What is the monomer for nucleic acid?

a)

Monosaccarides

b)

Fatty Acids

c)

Amino Acids

d)

Nucleotides

9.

Which are examples of a carbohydrate?

a)

glucose, pasta, bread

b)

fats, oils, waxes

c)

meats, enzyme, lactase, eggs

d)

DNA, RNA

10.

Which are examples of lipids?

a)

glucose, pasta, bread

b)

fats, oils, waxes

c)

meats, enzyme, lactase, eggs

d)

DNA, RNA

11.

Which are examples of proteins?

a)

glucose, pasta, bread

b)

fats, oils, waxes

c)

meats, enzyme, lactase, eggs

d)

DNA, RNA

12.

Which are examples of Nucleic Acids?

a)

glucose, pasta, bread

b)

fats, oils, waxes

c)

meats, enzyme, lactase, eggs

d)

DNA, RNA

13.

These are macromolecules that speed up the dehydration process.

a)

Condensation

b)

Hydrolysis

c)

Synthesis

d)

Enzymes

14.
Which biomolecule is this a picture of?
a)
Protein
b)
Nucleic Acid
c)
Lipid
d)
Carbohydrate
15.
Name this biomolecule
a)
carbohydrate
b)
lipid
c)
nucleic acid
d)
protein
16.
What biomolecule do enzymes belong to? 
a)
Carbohydrate
b)
Lipid
c)
Nucleic Acid
d)
Protein
17.
_________ is a carbohydrate polymer that humans cannot digest and that make up cell walls of plants.
a)
Starch
b)
Cellulose
c)
Glucose
d)
Lactose
18.

This carbohydrate functions to store short-term energy in the muscles and liver of animals:

a)

Chitin

b)

Cellulose

c)

Starch

d)

Glycogen

19.

______+_____= lactose

a)

glucose + glucose

b)

glucose+ fructose

c)

glucose + galactose

d)

fructose + fructose

e)

galactose + fructose

20.

______+_____= sucrose

a)

glucose + glucose

b)

glucose+ fructose

c)

glucose + galactose

d)

galactose + fructose

e)

fructose + fructose

21.

______+_____= Maltose

a)

glucose + glucose

b)

glucose+ fructose

c)

glucose + galactose

d)

galactose + fructose

e)

fructose + fructose

22.

Which image shows fructose?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
23.
The 3 categories of carbohydrates are:
a)
Monosaccharide, disaccharide, polysaccharide
b)
glucose, fructose, galatose
c)
starch, cellulose, chitin
d)
There are no categories of carbohydrates
24.

Which of the following is known as animal starch?

a)

alpha-glucose

b)

beta-glucose

c)

starch

d)

glycogen

e)

cellulose

25.

which of the following reagent can be used to test for the persence of reducing sugar?

a)

Benedit Solution

b)

Schabs solution

c)

Fehling's Solution

d)

Millons Reagent

26.
When a protein unfolds, it is
a)
Denatured
b)
Building
c)
Adding amino acids
d)
Making food
27.
How many different amino acids are there?
a)
15
b)
20
c)
25
d)
30
28.

What is the name of the bond that joins two amino acids together?

a)

Ester bond

b)

Glycosidic bond

c)

Peptide bond

d)

Nucleic bond

29.

Vitamin K..

a)

Helps us stops bleeding

b)

Absorbs calcium leading to stronger bones

c)

Fights off sickness

d)

Helps us see at night

30.

Which nutrient found in fruits would a doctor most likely recommend to help boost the immune system?

a)

Iron

b)

Calcium

c)

Vitamin C

d)

Vitamin K

31.

VITAMIN A

a)

RETINOL

b)

PHYLLOQUINONE

c)

NIACIN

d)

FOLIC ACID

32.

VITAMIN K

a)

TOCOPHEROL

b)

NIACIN

c)

ASCORBIC ACID

d)

PHYLLOQUINONE

33.

VITAMIN D

a)

RETINOL

b)

PHYLLOQUINONE

c)

CALCIFEROL

d)

PYRIDOXINE

34.

VITAMIN E

a)

CALCIFEROL

b)

TOCOPHEROL

c)

COBALAMINE

d)

THIAMINE

35.

VITAMIN B1

a)

RIBOFLAVIN

b)

RETINOL

c)

TOCOPHEROL

d)

THIAMINE

36.

VITAMIN B2

a)

NIACIN

b)

RIBOFLAVIN

c)

CALCIFEROL

d)

FOLIC ACID

37.

VITAMIN B3

a)

NIACIN

b)

RETINOL

c)

TOCOPHEROL

d)

PYRIDOXINE

38.

VITAMIN B5

a)

ASCORBIC ACID

b)

FOLIC ACID

c)

PANTHOTHENIC ACID

d)

PHYLLOQUINONE

39.

VITAMIN B6

a)

PYRIDOXINE

b)

CALCIFEROL

c)

PHYLLOQUINONE

d)

TOCOPHEROL

40.

VITAMIN B9

a)

FOLIC ACID

b)

COBALAMINE

c)

RETINOL

d)

TOCOPHEROL

41.

VITAMIN B12

a)

FOLIC ACID

b)

COBALAMINE

c)

NIACIN

d)

RIBOFLAVIN

42.

VITAMIN C

a)

NIACIN

b)

RETINOL

c)

ASCORBIC ACID

d)

FOLIC ACID

43.

A diet lacking in ___________ leads to the development of a disease known as scurvy.

a)

Vitamin A

b)

Vitamin B

c)

Vitamin C

d)

Vitamin D

44.

_____________ are molecules that boost the immune system. They do so by protecting cells from harmful molecules called free radicals.

a)

Antbodies

b)

Surfactants

c)

Anti free radicals

d)

Antioxidants

45.

Which of the following vitamins are fat-soluble?

a)

A, B, E, C

b)

B, C, E, K

c)

D, K, B, C

d)

K, A, D, E

46.
Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG
a)
ATG TGA CAG
b)
TAC ACT GTC
c)
GTA AGT GAC
d)
CAT TCA CTG
47.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
48.
Why is DNA important?
a)
it is very small and very complicated
b)
it's in everything
c)
it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
d)
because we eat it every day for energy
49.
What are the three components of a nucleotide?
a)
sugar, hydrogen, nitrogen base
b)
sugar, oxygen, nitrogen base
c)
sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base
d)
sugar, phosphate, protein
50.
A process in which DNA has the unique ability to make an exact copy of itself.
a)
Replication
b)
Translation
c)
Transcription
51.
The following picture must be
a)
DNA because it's double stranded
b)
RNA because it's single stranded
c)
DNA because it's single stranded
d)
RNA because it's double stranded
52.
Which two scientists are accredited with correctly deducing the double helix model of DNA?
a)
Watson and Crick
b)
Wilkins and Franklin
c)
Wilkins and Crick
d)
Watson and Franklin
53.
The correct spelling of DNA is....
a)
deoxiribonucleic acid
b)
deoxyribosenucleic acid
c)
deoxyribonucleic acid
d)
deoxyribonucliec acid
54.
What is the difference between DNA and RNA in terms of bases?
a)
RNA contains uracil in place of thymine
b)
RNA contains uracil in place of adenine
c)
RNA contains uracil in place of guanine
d)
RNA contains uracil in place of  cytosine
55.
Which type of RNA takes the instructions from the nucleus to the cytoplasm?
a)
mRNA
b)
tRNA
c)
rRNA
d)
RNA polymerase
56.

What is the primary function of DNA?

a)

To determine the sequence of amino acids in a protein molecule

b)

To determine the sequence of saccharide monomers in a polysaccharide molecule

c)

To determine the sequence of traits in an individual

d)

To determine the sequence of fatty acids in a glycerol molecule