WorksheetsBiochemistry Quizizz
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins
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Class
Date
1.
Proteins are composed of what smaller building blocks?
a)
amino acids
b)
nucleic acids
c)
fatty acids
d)
nucleotides
2.
Which group of organic molecules serve as long-term energy storage and make the cell membrane?
a)
proteins
b)
carbohydrates
c)
lipids
d)
nucleic acids
3.
What is the primary function of monosaccharides in the body?
a)
Building muscles
b)
Helping the Immune System
c)
Immediate Energy
d)
Generating Heat
4.
Also known as simple sugars, these are the monomers of carbohydrates.
a)
lipids
b)
nucleotide
c)
monosaccharide
d)
monomer
5.
Enzymes are
a)
nucleic acids
b)
proteins
c)
lipids
d)
carbohydrates
6.
Amino acids are building blocks of proteins just as
a)
lipids are building blocks of DNA
b)
DNA is building block of RNA
c)
monosaccharides are a building block of polysaccharides
d)
enzymes are building blocks of carbohydrates
e)
none of the above
7.
Plants store excess carbohydrates as
a)
Cellulose
b)
Starch
c)
Glucose
d)
Glycogen
e)
none of the above
8.
Lipids are made up of:
a)
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen
b)
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Helium
c)
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
d)
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Phosphorus
e)
none of the above
9.
Proteins are made up of:
a)
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen
b)
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Helium
c)
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
d)
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Phosphorus
e)
none of the above
10.
Fats, oils and waxes are all examples of
a)
Lipids
b)
Carbohydrates
c)
Nucleic acids
d)
Proteins
e)
none of the above
11.
What do disaccharides, such as sucrose, and polysaccharides, such as starch, have in common?
a)
They are lipids made of fatty acids.
b)
They are proteins made of amino acids.
c)
They are nucleic acids made of nucleotides.
d)
They are carbohydrates made of simple sugars.
12.
The building blocks of nucleic acids are called ...
a)
amino acids
b)
nucleotides
c)
carbohydrates
d)
proteins
13.
Nucleotides are made up of three parts. The three parts are...
a)
DNA, RNA, and a sugar
b)
a lipid, a fat, and an oil
c)
a carbohydrate, a protein, and a fat
d)
a sugar, a phosphate, and a base
14.
In the diagram which substance belongs in area Z?
a)
water
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
carbon
15.
What is the major component of cell membranes (plasma membranes)?
a)
lipids
b)
carbohydrates
c)
nucleotides
d)
proteins
16.
In the picture, which represents a fatty acid?
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
17.
The _____________ of the protein determines its function.
a)
length
b)
number of bonds
c)
shape
d)
chemical makeup
e)
none of the above
18.
The types of amino acids and the order that they are bonded determines their:
a)
Genes
b)
Shape
c)
Energy level
d)
pH
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