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You Are What You Eat

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An organic molecule always...

a)

contains carbon and hydrogen

b)

is derived from plant cells

c)

requires oxygen

d)

undergoes osmosis from a high concentration to a low concentration

2.

Carbohydrates, lipids and proteins are biomacromolecules.

True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which of the following is a polymer?

a)

glucose

b)

methane

c)

cellulose

d)

carbon dioxide

e)

all of the above

4.

Carbohydrates are compounds (biomacromolecules) made of carbon, hydrogen and (a)   ?

5.

Carbohydrates are split into three main groups:

a)

sugars, salts, vitamins

b)

sugars, salts, minerals

c)

monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides

d)

glucose, monosaccharides, polysaccharides

6.

Which of the following are common examples of disaccharides? (select up to 3 answers)

a)

lactose

b)

maltose

c)

sucrose

d)

glucose

e)

fructose

7.

Lipids are molecularly very similar to carbohydrates (carbon, hydrogen and oxygen). True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which option does not fit?

Mineral salts are...

a)

caused by the erosion of rocks

b)

often absorbed as ions in plants

c)

required for human life

d)

organic compounds

9.

What am I?

I am comprised of C, H, O, N & S.

a)

an adenosine triphosphate molecule

b)

an amino acid

c)

a phospholipid

d)

a sucrose molecule

10.

Which is correct?

a)

deoxyribonucleic acid

b)

dioxyribonucleic acid

c)

deoxirybonucliec acid

d)

deoxyribonucleic aced

11.

Ribonucleic acid (RNA) contains four bases:

a)

adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine

b)

adenine, uracil, guanine, cytosine

c)

adenosine, thyme, guava, citrus

d)

adunno, thatlldo, gohon, sitdown

12.

Lipids are fatty substances that consist of non-polar (a)   molecules.

13.

Two important qualities of water that benefit organisms are:

a)

cohesion, high heat capacity

b)

dehydration synthesis, transparency

c)

heat conduction, dehydration synthesis

d)

cellular respiration, cohesion

14.

Which is correct?

a)

Lipid-soluble vitamins are not stored by humans

b)

Some vitamins are inorganic molecules

c)

All vitamins can be synthesised by heterotrophs

d)

Vitamin B and C should be consumed regularly

15.

Name the process that requires oxygen to release energy from food molecules: __________ ____________

(a)  

16.

Nitrogen is vital to life because it is a key component of:

a)

proteins

b)

laughing gas

c)

carbohydrates

d)

lipids

17.

Minerals are important to organisms

a)

in their stucture

b)

for enzymes and vitamins

c)

to be incorporated in organic compounds

d)

all of the above