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Biology Macromolecules

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the building blocks of proteins?
a)
amino acid
b)
fatty acid
c)
nucleotide
d)
lipid
2.
DNA and RNA are examples of 
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Lipids
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic Acids
3.
Waxes, oils and fats are examples of
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Lipids
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic Acids
4.
What elements are common to all 4 biomolecules?
a)
Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen
b)
Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus
c)
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
d)
Carbon, Hydrogen, Phosphorus
5.
How does your body use lipids?
a)
Primary source of energy
b)
energy storage and insulation
c)
speeds up chemical reaction
d)
defense
6.
Which is an example of a lipid
a)
fat
b)
starch
c)
glucose
d)
hemoglobin
7.

Enzymes are ......

a)

nucleic acids

b)

lipids

c)

proteins

d)

carbohydrates

8.

Large complex molecules that are the building components of life.

a)

isomers

b)

macromolecules

c)

monomers

d)

polymers

9.

Proteins are made of....

a)

CHO

b)

CHON

c)

CHONP

d)

CHONS

10.

Nucleic acids are made of....

a)

CHO

b)

CHON

c)

CHONP

d)

CHONS

11.

What is ONE of the purposes of Carbohydrates?

a)

Making cellulose to scrub and clean our digestive system

b)

Short term storage

c)

Short term energy storage

12.
What is the function of a nucleic acid?
a)
Stores genetic information
b)
Stores energy
c)
Quick source of energy
d)
Builds structures
13.
Glycerol and fatty acids combine to form...?
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Lipids
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic Acids
14.

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

15.

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic acids

16.
a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Lipid

c)

Protein

d)

Nucleic Acid

17.
Which biomolecule is this a picture of?
a)
Protein
b)
Nucleic Acid
c)
Lipid
d)
Carbohydrate
18.
What is the monomer of a protein?
a)
amino acid
b)
monosaccharide
c)
fatty acid
d)
nucleic acid
19.
What is the function of a protein?
a)
cell energy
b)
enzymes and body tissue
c)
long term energy storage
d)
contain genetic information
20.
What is a substance called if it speeds up a chemical reaction?
a)
reusable
b)
catalyst
c)
specific
d)
fragile
21.

Enzymes are an example of

a)

Lipids

b)

Carbohydrate

c)

Protein

d)

Nucleic Acid

22.
Letter D...
a)
active site
b)
enzyme
c)
substrate
d)
products
23.
Letter B...
a)
active site
b)
enzyme
c)
substrate
d)
products
24.
An enzyme speeds up a reaction by
a)
lowering the activation energy.
b)
raising the activation energy.
c)
releasing energy.
d)
absorbing energy.
25.

What happens when enzymes are heated to a high temperature?

a)

The enzymes die.

b)

The shape of the enzyme are changed and it denatures

c)

The enzymes' amino acid sequence changes.

d)

The enzymes remain the same