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Unit 2: Macromolecules Vocabulary

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

basic unit of structure of all things (both biotic and abiotic)

a)
atom
b)
organism
c)
cell
d)
molecule
2.

atoms (elements) that have been bonded together

a)
molecules
b)
ions
c)
compounds
d)
solutions
3.

Another word for atoms, the basic unit of structure of all things

a)
molecules
b)
compounds
c)
elements
d)
particles
4.

a molecule containing a large number of atoms including carbon found in living things

a)
macromolecule
b)
nanomolecule
c)
megamolecule
d)
micromolecule
5.

compounds that contain carbon

a)
Synthetic compounds
b)
Metallic compounds
c)
Inorganic compounds
d)
Organic compounds
6.

Big

a)

Macro-

b)

Micro-

c)

-ose

d)

Mono-

7.

6 elements essential for life

a)
mercury, lead, arsenic, cadmium, bismuth, antimony
b)
carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur
c)
iron, copper, zinc, silver, gold, platinum
d)
helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, radon
8.

sugars made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

a)
Lipids
b)
Proteins
c)
Nucleic acids
d)
Carbohydrates
9.

fats made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

a)
lipids
b)
nucleic acids
c)
proteins
d)
carbohydrates
10.

made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur

a)
Lipids
b)
Carbohydrates
c)
Nucleic acids
d)

Proteins

11.

made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorous

a)

Nucleic Acids

b)
Lipid
c)
Protein
d)

Carbohydrates

12.

A molecule that can be bonded to other identical molecules to form a polymer

a)
Dimer
b)
Oligomer
c)
Monomer
d)
Polymer
13.

one

a)

Mono-

b)

Macro-

c)

Di-

d)

Poly-

14.

Two

a)

Mono-

b)

Di-

c)

Tri-

d)

Macro-

15.

A large molecule composed of many monomers

a)
nucleotide
b)
monosaccharide
c)
polymer
d)
amino acid
16.

Many

a)

Macro-

b)

Mono-

c)

Di-

d)

Poly-

17.

used to beak down, rearrange, and rebuild macromolecules

a)

product

b)

chemical reaction

c)

reaction

d)

catalyst

18.

what enters a chemical reactions

a)
Products
b)
Solvents
c)
Reactants
d)
Catalysts
19.

what is produced by a chemical reaction

a)
Reactants
b)
Substances
c)
Products
d)
Byproducts
20.

going from a monomer to a polymer by removing water

a)
Hydrolysis synthesis
b)
Condensation synthesis
c)
Dehydration reaction
d)
Dehydration synthesis
21.

breaking down a polymer through the addition of water

a)
Dehydration
b)
Condensation
c)
Oxidation
d)
Hydrolysis
22.

Job of a macromolecule

a)

Function

b)

Student

c)

Work

d)

Here for the fun of it

23.

main source of energy for all living things (short term energy)

a)

lipids

b)

carbohydrates

c)

proteins

d)

nucleic acids

24.

the ending found on the names of carbohydrates

a)
ate
b)
ine
c)
ide
d)
ose
25.

meaning sugar

a)

-sacchar

b)

poly-

c)

mono-

d)

macro-

26.

monomer of carbohydrates

a)
disaccharide
b)
monosaccharide
c)
polysaccharide
d)
lipid
27.

two carbohydrates combined through dehydration synthesis

a)
polysaccharide
b)
disaccharide
c)
monosaccharide
d)
oligosaccharide
28.

example of a carbohydrate

a)

glucose

b)

triglyceride

c)

fatty acids

d)

amino acids

29.

the polymer of carbohydrates

a)
monosaccharide
b)
disaccharide
c)
oligosaccharide
d)
polysaccharide
30.

a storage polysaccharide found in plants

a)
cellulose
b)
glycogen
c)
starch
d)
protein
31.

a storage polysaccharide found in animals

a)
Starch
b)
Glycogen
c)
Cellulose
d)
Chitin
32.

a polysaccharide that helps build the cell wall of plants to make them rigid and sturdy

a)
Starch
b)
Glucose
c)
Protein
d)
Cellulose
33.

a polysaccharide that helps form the exoskeleton of insects and crustaceans and the cell walls of fungi. Also used to make dissolvable surgical thread.

a)
Chitin
b)
Collagen
c)
Cellulose
d)
Keratin
34.

unable to dissolve in water

a)
Nonpolar molecule
b)
Polar molecule
c)
Hydrophilic substance
d)
Soluble in water
35.

repel water, unable to be dissolved

a)
hydrophilic
b)
soluble
c)
hydrophobic
d)
attract water
36.

able to dissolve in water

a)
hydrophobic
b)
hydrophilic
c)
insoluble
d)
lipophilic
37.

molecule, able to dissolve in water

a)

polar molecule

b)
Hydrophobic molecule
c)
Metallic compound
d)
Ionic compound
38.

function as long term energy storage and insulation

a)

Lipid

b)

Carbohydrate

c)

Protein

d)

Nucleic Acids

39.

the monomer of lipids, made of 1 glycerol and 3 fatty acid tails

a)

monosaccharide

b)

triglyceride

c)

nucleic acid

d)

amino acid

40.

lipid made from 1 phosphate head and 2 fatty acid tails

a)
Phospholipase
b)
Glycolipid
c)
Steroid
d)
Phospholipid
41.

lipid with no double bonds, solid at room temperature

a)
Trans fat
b)
Unsaturated fat
c)
Saturated fat
d)
Monounsaturated fat
42.

lipid with a double bond present, liquid at room temperature

a)
trans fat
b)
monounsaturated fat
c)
unsaturated fat
d)
saturated fat
43.

steroids and cholesterol

a)

Examples of lipids

b)

Examples of carbohydrates

c)

Examples of nucleic acids

d)

Examples of proteins

44.

long chain of molecules made up of hydrogen and carbon

a)
carbonhydro
b)
moleculechain
c)
hydrogenchain
d)
hydrocarbon
45.

monomer of proteins

a)
Amino acids
b)
Carbohydrates
c)
Lipids
d)
Nucleic acids
46.

side group on the basic protein structure where the amino acids are placed

a)
Amino group
b)
R-group or side chain
c)
Hydrogen bond
d)
Backbone
47.

polymer of proteins

a)

polysaccharide

b)
polypeptide
c)

phospholipid

d)

DNA

48.

structure, muscles, storage, defense, transport, signaling, enzymes

a)

functions of proteins

b)

function of carbohydrates

c)

function of lipids

d)

function of nucleic acids

49.

store and transmit genetic information

a)

Function of nucleic acids

b)

Function of proteins

c)

Functions of carbohydrates

d)

Function of lipids

50.

monomer of nucleic acids

a)
Amino acids
b)
Lipids
c)
Carbohydrates
d)
Nucleotides
51.

3 parts of a nucleotide

a)
Deoxyribose, guanine, uracil
b)
Phosphate group, sugar molecule, nitrogenous base
c)
Phosphate group, sugar molecule, cytosine
d)
Ribose, adenine, thymine
52.

DNA, RNA, ATP

a)

Examples of nucleic acids

b)

Examples of carbohydrates

c)

Examples of lipids

d)

Examples of proteins

53.

meat, fish, muscles, beans

a)

Examples of proteins

b)

Examples of carbohydrates

c)

Examples of nucleic acids

d)

Examples of lipids

54.

fats, oils, waxes

a)

Examples of lipids

b)

Examples of carbohydrates

c)

Examples of nucleic acids

d)

Examples of proteins

55.

energy stored in the bonds of macromolecules

a)

the best thing ever

b)

Macromolecules

c)

Bonds

d)

Calories

56.

Match the macromolecules to their monomer.

a)

1.

carbohydrate

b)

2.

lipid

c)

3.

protein

d)

4.

nucleic acid

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