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Macromolecules Unit 1

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The building blocks for organic compounds are called...

a)

Polygons

b)

Polymers

c)

Monograms

d)

Monomers

2.

___ are used by cells to get quick energy.

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

3.

_____ store genetic information.

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Nucleic Acids

d)

Proteins

4.

What is the monomer of proteins?

a)

Amino Acid

b)

Fatty Acid

c)

Nucleotide

d)

Monsaccharide

5.

What is the monomer of nucleic acids?

a)

Monsaccharide

b)

Nucleotide

c)

Amino Acid

d)

Fatty Acid

6.

Which is shown in the picture?

a)

Monosaccharide

b)

Fatty Acid

c)

Amino Acid

d)

Nucleotide

7.

Which is shown in the picture?

a)

Monsaccharide

b)

Amino Acid

c)

Fatty Acid

d)

Nucleotide

8.
Which macromolecule stores energy, insulates us, and makes up the cell membrane?
a)
lipids
b)
proteins
c)
carbohydrates
d)
nucleic acids
9.
Why are lipids insoluble in water?  
a)
lipids are polar
b)
lipids are non-polar
c)
lipids have a negative charge
d)
lipids are building blocks of protiens
10.
You are analyzing a compound in the laboratory. You find that it is made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of two hydrogen atoms for each carbon atom. How will you classify the compound?
a)
lipid
b)
protein
c)
carbohydrate
d)
nucleic acid
11.
Many plants have waxy coatings on some surfaces. This coating reduces water loss because it is not water-permeable. This waxy coating is which of the following types of organic molecule?
a)
protein
b)
carbohydrate
c)
nucleic acid
d)
 lipid
12.
What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated fat?
a)
in saturated fats, the fatty acids have double bonds between the carbon atoms
b)
in unsaturated fats, the fatty acids have double bonds between the carbon atoms
13.
The name of the initial chain of monomers in a protein is called.....
a)
polypeptide
b)
polysaccharide
c)
polyester
d)
polynucleotide
14.

Which of the following macros provides you with energy?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

15.

Which of the following is a polysaccharide?

a)

Starch

b)

Glucose

c)

Enzymes

d)

RNA

16.

Wax is a highly hydrophobic lipid polymer. What is it's main function?

a)

Make cell membranes

b)

Waterproof surfaces

c)

Provide Energy

d)

Part of the immune system

e)

Stores genetic instructions

17.

What is the monomer of a protein?

a)

Amino Acid

b)

Monosaccharides

c)

Nucleotides

d)

Fatty Acid

18.

Which macromolecule has the most variety in the number of monomers and thus, the number of polymers?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

19.

What is the purpose of an enzyme?

a)

transports materials in our bodies

b)

makes up structures in animals

c)

speed up chemical reactions

d)

part of our immune system

20.

What happened to the protein?

a)

It was polymerized

b)

It was denatured

c)

It was unsaturated

d)

It was saturated

21.

Which monomer is shown?

a)

lipid

b)

protein

c)

nucleic acid

d)

carbohydrate

22.

What macromolecule shown?

a)

Nucleic acid

b)

Lipid

c)

Protein

d)

Carbohydrate

23.

___________ holds the information required to build ____________

a)

Nucleic Acid

Protein

b)

Carbohydrate

Protein

c)

Nucleic Acid

Carbohydrate

d)

Protein

Lipd

24.

What does part A represent?

a)

active site

b)

substrate

c)

product

d)

enzyme

25.

What does part B represent?

a)

active site

b)

substrate

c)

product

d)

enzyme

26.

What does denature mean?

a)

to change a protein structure

b)

to add more product

c)

level of the pH is insignificant

27.

The environmental condition where the enzyme performs the best.

a)

optimal environment

b)

detrimental environment

c)

hazardous environment

d)

catalyst environment

28.
Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from this graph?
a)
The optimum pH of the enzyme is 6.6.
b)
This enzyme works best in highly acidic environments
c)
The enzyme’s activity increases as pH increases 7.0 to 9.0
d)
The enzyme’s activity is greater around pH of 8.0 .
29.

A nucleotide is composed of

a)

A phosphate, sugar and nitrogenous base

b)

A protein, protein and Guanine

c)

A phosphate, Adenine, and nitrogenous base

d)

A protein, Adenine and nitrogenous base

30.

Which of the following nitrogenous bases would not be found in DNA?

a)

AGUC

b)

ACTG

c)

ACTU

d)

AGTU