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Macromolecules Review

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which macromolecule is made up of amino acid-amino acid-amino acid...?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic acids

2.

Which macromolecule is made up of glycerol + fatty acids?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic acids

3.

Which macromolecule is made up of nucleotide-nucleotide-nucleotide...?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic acids

4.

Which macromolecule is made up of monosaccharide-monosaccharide-monosaccharide...?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic acids

5.

A macromolecule's functions include

-source of quick/immediate energy

-structure in plants

-energy storage in plants

This macromolecule is a ______.

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Lipid

c)

Protein

d)

Nucleic Acid

6.

Which is not a function of proteins?

a)

Speed up reactions

b)

Energy source

c)

Important in movement

d)

Important part of the immune system

7.

Which molecule is important to plant structure?

a)

Cellulose

b)

Starch

c)

Glycogen

d)

Cholesterol

8.

Which macromolecule stores and transmits the genetic information?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic acids

9.

How are polymers related to monomers?

a)

Polymers are the building blocks of monomers

b)

Monomers are the building blocks of polymers

c)

Both are made up of smaller subunits

d)

They are essentially the same thing but polymers are bigger.

10.

Proteins fold so that ____________ amino acids will be located on the _____________ of the protein.

a)

hydrophobic, inside

b)

hydrophobic, outside

c)

hydrophilic, inside

11.

Which macromolecule has functions (jobs) that include energy storage, cushioning organs, making up cell membranes, and insulating the body?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

12.

Which macromolecule contains the elements CHONP?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

13.

What type of macromolecule?

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Lipid

c)

Protein

d)

Nucleic Acid

14.

What type of macromolecule contains the elements CHO but not in a 1:2:1 ratio?

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Lipid

c)

Protein

d)

Nucleic Acid

15.

What type of macromolecule contains the elements CHON?

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Lipid

c)

Protein

d)

Nucleic Acid

16.

What type of macromolecule is C6H12O6?

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Lipid

c)

Protein

d)

Nucleic Acid

17.

What type of reaction builds polymers from monomers?

a)

Dehydration Synthesis

b)

Hydrolysis

18.

Does breaking down of macromolecules use or release energy?

a)

Use energy

b)

Release energy

19.

What type of macromolecule?

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Lipid

c)

Protein

d)

Nucleic Acid

20.

What type of macromolecule?

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Lipid

c)

Protein

d)

Nucleic Acid

21.

Which of the following are carbohydrates?

a)

Glucose

b)

Cellulose

c)

Cholesterol

d)

Starch

e)

Glycogen

22.

Which of the following has the function (job) of short term energy storage in animals (in muscles and liver)?

a)

Starch

b)

Cholesterol

c)

Glycogen

d)

Cellulose

23.

What type of macromolecule?

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Lipid

c)

Protein

d)

Nucleic Acid

24.

When you eat, your body breaks down your food into monomers. What does it do with these monomers?

a)

They are broken down further into individual atoms

b)

They are used for cellular energy

c)

They are used are as is with little to no changes being made ot them

d)

They are used to make the macromolecules that your body needs

25.

Enzymes work by binding a substrate to their

a)

active site

b)

reactant

c)

cell

d)

hormone

26.

What do enzymes do?

a)

They make reactions happen that would never happen on their own.

b)

They make reactions happen more quickly than they would on their own,

c)

They make reactions release energy.

d)

They make DNA convert to RNA.

27.

Assuming you had the SAME amount of each of the macromolecules below, which one would provide the most energy?

a)

carbohydrates

b)

lipids

c)

proteins

d)

nucleic acids

28.

How does denaturing a protein or enzyme affect its function?

a)

Its function is not changed.

b)

Its function will decrease

c)

Its function will improve.

d)

It will gain a new function.

29.

How many bonds can carbon make?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

30.

What is a major component of cell membranes?

a)

phospholipids

b)

saturated fatty acids

c)

proteins

d)

carbohydrates

31.

Which of the following is responsible for short-term energy storage in animals?

a)

unsaturated fat

b)

glucose

c)

glycogen

d)

starch

32.

Which macromolecule stores energy in plants?

a)

glycogen

b)

starch

c)

cellulose

d)

unsaturated fats