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Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, and Nucleic Acids

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the function of a carbohydrate?

a)

Makes up cell membranes

b)

Used for energy, sometimes storage

c)

Used for storage only

d)

Provides instructions for making proteins

2.

What is the function of a lipid?

a)

Energy storage, protection of vital organs, make up cell membranes and hormones

b)

Make enzymes, hormones and other body chemicals

c)

Build and repair muscles

d)

Stores information for cellular growth, provides instructions for making proteins

3.

What is the overall function of proteins?

a)

Used for energy and structure

b)

contains hereditary material that is passed from parent to offspring

c)

Involvement with every biological function in and on the body

d)

Makes up hormones and cell membranes

4.

What is one function of nucleic acids?

a)

Building block of bones, muscles, cartilage, skin, and blood

b)

Protection against disease

c)

Coordination of an organism's activities

d)

stores information for cellular growth, cellular repair and cellular reproduction

5.

The monomer for carbohydrates are called...

a)

monosaccharides

b)

amino acids

c)

fatty acids and glycerol

d)

nucleotides

6.

How many monomers does a lipid have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

8

7.

The monomer/s for a lipid is/are called...

a)

monosaccharides

b)

amino acids

c)

nucleotides

d)

fatty acids and glycerol

8.

The monomer for a protein is called...

a)

fatty acids and glycerol

b)

monosaccharides

c)

amino acids

d)

nucleotides

9.

The monomer for nucleic acid is called...

a)

nucleotides

b)

monosaccharides

c)

amino acids

d)

fatty acids and glycerol

10.

How many polymers are in carbohydrates?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

2

d)

8

11.

What are the polymers for carbohydrates called?

a)

Steroids and waxes

b)

Triglycerides and Phospolipids

c)

Disaccharides and Polysaccharides

d)

DNA and RNA

12.

What are the polymers for lipids called?

a)

Triglycerides, Phospholipids, Steriods, and Waxes

b)

Disaccharides and Polysaccharides

c)

Receptor proteins and Enzymatic proteins

d)

Support proteins

13.

How many polymers do nucleic acids have?

a)

8

b)

4

c)

1

d)

2

14.

What are the polymers for nucleic acids?

a)

Monosaccharides

b)

Triglycerides and Waxes

c)

DNA and RNA

d)

Double helix

15.

What is the function of a disaccharide?

a)

Protect living cells

b)

Store energy

c)

Give energy that lasts longer than a monosaccharide

d)

Helps transfer signals across cell membranes

16.

What is the function of a polysaccharide?

a)

Play a role in reproduction and brain activity

b)

Control chemical activities in the body

c)

Protect vital organs

d)

Used for energy storage and as a structural component

17.

How many different amino acids are there?

a)

20

b)

4

c)

12

d)

2

18.

How many polymers do proteins have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

8

d)

5

19.

What is the function of a triglyceride?

a)

Used to make Vitamin D

b)

Helps transfer signals across the cell membrane

c)

To be saturated or unsaturated

d)

Store energy for later use

20.

What is the function of a phospholipid?

a)

Provide structure and protection to living cells, Form cell membranes and helps transfer signals

b)

Reproduction and brain activity

c)

Controls chemical activities in the body

d)

Prevents plants from losing water

21.

What is the function of a steroid?

a)

Carry messages and signals to cells

b)

Waterproofs with a coating of wax

c)

Stoes amino acids

d)

Prevents against disease

22.

What are the functions of waxes?

a)

Provide structure and protection to living things

b)

Controls chemical activities in the cell

c)

Speeds up chemical reactions

d)

Protection and waterproofing made by plants and animals

23.

What is the function of structural proteins?

a)

Movement of muscles and other cell organelles

b)

Support in the cells and tissues

c)

Storage of amino acids

d)

Transport of other substances

24.

What is the function of storage proteins?

a)

Storage of amino acids

b)

Response of the cell to chemical stimuli

c)

Speeds up chemical reactions

d)

Protect against diseae

25.

What is the function of transport proteins?

a)

Response of cell to chemical stimuli

b)

Coordinate an organism's activities

c)

Support the cell

d)

Transports substances around the body

26.

What is the function of hormonal proteins?

a)

Coordinate an organism's activities

b)

Storage of amino acids

c)

Protect against disease

d)

Speed up chemical reactions

27.

What is the function of receptor proteins?

a)

Speeds up chemical reactions

b)

Movement of muscles and cell organelles

c)

Response of a call to chemical stimuli

d)

Transport of other substances throughout the cell

28.

What is the function of contractile proteins?

a)

Movement of muscles and cell organelles

b)

Protect against diseases

c)

Coordinate an organism's activities

d)

Support the cell and tissues

29.

What is the function of defensive proteins?

a)

Storage of amino acids

b)

Protect against disease

c)

Speed up chemical reactions

d)

Response of a cell to chemical stimuli

30.

What is the function of enzymatic proteins?

a)

Support the cell and tissues

b)

Coordinate an organism's activities

c)

Speed up chemical reactions

d)

Protect against disease

31.

How many different nucleotides are there?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

5

d)

1

32.

What nucleotide is in RNA that is NOT in DNA?

a)

Uracil

b)

Thymine

c)

Adenine

d)

Guanine

33.

What nucleotide is in DNA that is NOT in RNA?

a)

Cytosine

b)

Uracil

c)

Guanine

d)

Thymine

34.

What is the function of DNA?

a)

Building block of bones, muscles, cartilage and tissues

b)

Storing energy for future use

c)

Makes up your genes and stores information in the nucleus for the synthesis or proteins

d)

Supporting the cell membrane

35.

What is the function of RNA?

a)

Speeds up chemical reactions

b)

Coordinates all the cell's activities

c)

Makes up your genes

d)

Carries genetic information out of the nucleus to the ribosomes