Macromolecules

Question 1

What is the monomer of a carbohydrate called?

Answer 1

Monosaccharides

Question 2

Starch cellulose and glycogen are all

Answer 2

Polymers

Question 3

This type of macromolecule stores and communicates genetic information

Answer 3

Nucleic acid

Question 4

Water is very good at dissolving other substances which is why it is often called the

Answer 4

Universal solvent

Question 5

What is monomer of a nucleic acid

Answer 5

Nucleotide

Question 6

Water is able to moderate temperatures so well because of its high

Answer 6

Specific heat

Question 7

At what level of protein structure do you find the alpha helix and pleated sheets

Answer 7

Secondary

Question 8

Name two groups attached to the central carbon of an amino acid

Answer 8

Amino group and carboxylic acid group

Question 9

Another name commonly used for glucose

Answer 9

Dextrose

Question 10

Fiber is another term we could use for which carbohydrate

Answer 10

Cellulose

Question 11

What causes water to have such a strong surface tension

Answer 11

Hydrogen bonds

Question 12

Two amino acids joined together using which type of bond

Answer 12

Peptide bond

Question 13

What is the main function of carbohydrates in humans

Answer 13

Energy

Question 14

Stores energy and act as a barrier such as in cell membranes

Answer 14

Lipids

Question 15

This macromolecule is vital in the transport of substances speeding up reactions structural support and transmitting signals

Answer 15

Protein

Question 16

How many carbon hydrogen and oxygen what do you need to make a glucose molecule

Answer 16

C6 H12 06

Question 17

Which polysaccharide provide structural support in plants

Answer 17

Cellulose

Question 18

How many protons does oxygen have

Answer 18

Eight

Question 19

The fact that water has a bent shape and has positive and negative regions makes water a blank molecule

Answer 19

Polar

Question 20

What specific type of protein help speed up reactions in biological processes

Answer 20

Enzymes

Question 21

The ability of water to clean to other substances other than itself is known as

Answer 21

Adhesion

Question 22

What components make up a triglyceride

Answer 22

Three fatty acids and glycerol

Question 23

The basic building blocks of proteins

Answer 23

Amino acids

Question 24

In order to make a fatty acid unsaturated you must remove

Answer 24

Hydrogen

Question 25

What is the ratio that carbohydrates usually follow

Answer 25

1:2:1

Question 26

Glucose is a monomer for what type of macromolecule

Answer 26

Carbohydrate

Question 27

What other simple sugars has the same chemical formula as glucose

Answer 27

fructose and galactose

Question 28

Simple sugars like glucose are called

Answer 28

Monosaccharides

Question 29

Where is each type of polysaccharide found

Answer 29

Starch in plants energy glycogen in animals cellulose in plants structure

Question 30

What is dehydration synthesis

Answer 30

A chemical reaction that involves the loss of a water molecule from the reacting molecule

Question 31

Glycine is what type of monomer

Answer 31

Amino acid

Question 32

Name the four things attached to the center carbon in all amino acids

Answer 32

Hydrogen amino group carboxylic acid group side chain

Question 33

How many amino acids exist

Answer 33

20

Question 34

What element is found in amino acid that isn’t found in simple sugars like glucose or fructose

Answer 34

Nitrogen

Question 35

Amino acids joined together to make what type of macromolecule

Answer 35

Pro Tien

Question 36

Glycerone is one of two molecules that make up a monomer known as

Answer 36

Triglycerides

Question 37

Glycerol and other organic compounds with an OL ending or called

Answer 37

Neutral fat

Question 38

Triglycerides are the monitors for what type of macromolecule

Answer 38

Lipids

Question 39

Give three types of lipids and their function

Answer 39

neutral fats fuel for animals sterols Phospholipids

Question 40

Fatty acids are made up of long chains of carbon Adams with attached

Answer 40

Hydrogen and oxygen atoms

Question 41

How many bonds does each carbon have

Answer 41

Four

Question 42

How many bonds does each hydrogen have

Answer 42

One

Question 43

What three elements make up fatty acids

Answer 43

Oxygen hydrogen carbon

Question 44

Cytisine is an example of a nitrogen base found on

Answer 44

Nucleic acids

Question 45

Name the two nucleic acids found in organisms

Answer 45

DNA and RNA

Question 46

Name the four elements making up cytosine

Answer 46

Nitrogen hydrogen oxygen carbon

Question 47

What nitrogen base is found on RNA but not DNA

Answer 47

Uracil

Question 48

What function do nucleic acid serve

Answer 48

Store and communicate genetic information