WorksheetsBiomolecules
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which biomolecule is found in pastas and breads? (Hint: it is a polymer)
a)
Lipid
b)
Protein
c)
Simple Carbohydrate
d)
Complex Carbohydrate
2.
Which biomolecule is made of nucleotides and include your DNA? (Hint: they carry genetic information)
a)
Carbohydrate
b)
Lipids
c)
Protein
d)
Nucleic Acid
3.
Which biomolecule group includes fats, oils, and waxes?
a)
Proteins
b)
Nucleic Acid
c)
Lipids
d)
Carbohydrate
4.
The monomer (building block) of a nucleic acid is
a)
Monosaccharide
b)
Amino Acid
c)
Nucleotide
d)
Polysaccharide
5.
Which 2 molecules contains the elements C-H-O and function pertains to energy?
a)
Lipids and Protein
b)
Carbohydrates and Nucleic Acids
c)
Protein and Carbohydrates
d)
Carbohydrates and Lipids
6.
Which biomolecule functions include enzymes which speeds the rate of chemical reactions, structural components in cells, mechanical functions in muscles and cytoskeleton, cell signaling, and immune response; provides structure and helps with chemical reactions
a)
Protein
b)
Lipids
c)
Carbohydrate
d)
Nucleic Acid
7.
Which biomolecule includes fats, such as triglycerides, oils, waxes, and steroids (cholesterol); insoluble in water; provides energy storage, insulation, part of cell membrane, and hormones
a)
Nucleic Acid
b)
Lipids
c)
Carbohydrate
d)
Protein
8.
What is the monomer for a protein?
a)
Monosaccharide
b)
Triglyceride
c)
Amino Acid
d)
Nucleotide
9.
The arrangement of which three components is used to distinguish one molecule from another?
a)
carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
b)
glucose, fructose, and ribose
c)
peptide, fatty acid, and purine
d)
water, carbon dioxide, and notrogen
10.
What is the function of nucleic acids?
a)
Stores energy
b)
Stores genetic information
c)
Movement
d)
Physical structure
11.
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen and Nitrogen are the elements that make up______?
a)
Carbohydrate
b)
Lipid
c)
Protein
d)
Nucleic acid
12.
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.
13.
Which of the following answers links a biomolecule with one of its proper functions?
a)
Lipids - Store genetic information
b)
Carbohydrates - short term energy storage
c)
Nucleic Acids - Catalyze reactions
d)
Proteins - long term energy storage
14.
The four most common elements found in biomolecules are:
a)
Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Bromine
b)
Sulfur, Nitrogen, Iron, Carbon
c)
Sulfur, Phosphorus, Carbon, Oxygen
d)
Carbon, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Hydrogen
15.
Which biomolecule is also known as enzymes?
a)
Carbohydrate
b)
Lipid
c)
Nucleic Acid
d)
Protein
16.
Which biomolecule helps form muscles?
a)
Nucleic Acid
b)
Carbohydrate
c)
Protein
d)
Lipids
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