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Biomolecules

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the FOUR most common elements in living things?

a)

Carbon

b)

Silicon

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Hydrogen

e)

Oxygen

2.
What biomolecule do enzymes belong to? 
a)
Carbohydrate
b)
Lipid
c)
Nucleic Acid
d)
Protein
3.
Which biomolecule is found in pasta and bread?
a)
Lipid
b)
Protein
c)
Nucleic Acid
d)
Carbohydrate
4.
Which biomolecule is a main source of quick energy?
a)
Nucleic Acid
b)
Protein
c)
Lipid
d)
Carbohydrate
5.
Which biomolecule is found in fats, oils, and waxes and is a source of long-term energy? 
a)
Proteins
b)
Nucleic Acid
c)
Lipids
d)
Carbohydrate
6.
What is the function of a nucleic acid?
a)
Stores genetic information
b)
Stores energy
c)
Quick source of energy
d)
Builds structures
7.
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen and Nitrogen are elements in what biomolecule?
a)
Carbohydrate
b)
Lipid
c)
Protein
d)
Nucleic acid
8.
Which biomolecule is this a picture of?
a)
Protein
b)
Nucleic Acid
c)
Lipid
d)
Carbohydrate
9.
Which biomolecule is this a picture of?
a)
Protein
b)
Nucleic Acid
c)
Lipid
d)
Carbohydrate
10.

Which biomolecule is made of nucleotides and contain your DNA?

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Lipids

c)

Protein

d)

Nucleic Acid

11.

Which biomolecule helps form muscles?

a)

Nucleic Acid

b)

Carbohydrate

c)

Protein

d)

Lipids

12.

Which biomolecule is responsible for insulation and long term energy storage?

a)

Protein

b)

Nucleic Acid

c)

Lipid

d)

Carbohydrate

13.
Which biomolecule has sugars and starches?
a)
Lipids
b)
Proteins
c)
Carbohydrates
d)
Nucleic Acid
14.
A monomer is ...
a)
a single atom
b)
a building block for polymers
c)
a single element
d)
is an inorganic molecule
15.

What biomolecules are NOT used for energy (two answers, choose both before continuing)?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic acids

16.
What are the four biological molecules?
a)
proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids
b)
A, T, C, G
c)
water, air, earth, and fire
d)
Joe, Nick, and Kevin Jonas
17.

What is your favorite food group?

a)

carbohydrates = pasta & bread

b)

proteins = meat, chicken, fish

c)

lipids = cheese, butter, fats

d)

nucleic acids = I eat everything - all once living things have DNA

18.

Which is the most important ATOM in all of biology?

(a)