Macromolecules

Question 1

Large molecules that are critically important to all living things.

Answer 1

Macromolecules

Question 2

One unit of a macromolecule.

Answer 2

Monomer

Question 3

A strand of many monomers.

Answer 3

Polymer

Question 4

Enzymes are ______.

Answer 4

Proteins

Question 5

Proteins are ____________.

Answer 5

Polypeptides

Question 6

What are the monomers of protein?

Answer 6

Amino acids

Question 7

CHON

Answer 7

Proteins

Question 8

Proteins have what atoms?

Answer 8

CHON (Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Nitrogen)

Question 9

What are carbohydrates made in?

Answer 9

Photosynthesis

Question 10

What are the monomers of carbohydrates?

Answer 10

Monosaccharides

Question 11

What is the name of two monosaccharides?

Answer 11

Disaccharide

Question 12

A fast source of energy.

Answer 12

Carbohydrates

Question 13

CHO

Answer 13

Carbohydrates

Question 14

What atoms are carbohydrates made of?

Answer 14

CHO (Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen)

Question 15

______ store energy.

Answer 15

Lipids

Question 16

What are the two monomers of lipids?

Answer 16

Fatty acids and glycerol

Question 17

CHO~P

Answer 17

Lipids

Question 18

What atoms do lipids have?

Answer 18

CHO~P (Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, and sometimes Phosphorous)

Question 19

What are the monomers of nucleic acids?

Answer 19

Nucleotides

Question 20

Fatty acids and glycerol are monomers of what macromolecule?

Answer 20

Lipids

Question 21

Monosaccharides are monomers of what macromolecule?

Answer 21

Carbohydrates

Question 22

Sugar, starch, and fiber are examples of what?

Answer 22

Carbohydrates

Question 23

Long strings of amino acids

Answer 23

Polypeptides

Question 24

Candy, fruits, pasta, and bread are high in what macromolecule?

Answer 24

Carbohydrates

Question 25

Is the head of a phospholipid hydrophilic or hydrophobic?

Answer 25

Hydrophilic

Question 26

Is the tail of a phospholipid hydrophilic or hydrophobic?

Answer 26

Hydrophobic

Question 27

Triglyceride that is solid at room temperature

Answer 27

Saturated

Question 28

Triglyceride that is liquid at room temperature

Answer 28

Unsaturated

Question 29

What does it mean when a macromolecule is called organic?

Answer 29

It contains carbon

Question 30

What is the reaction that connects monomers?

Answer 30

Dehydration synthesis

Question 31

What is the reaction that breaks down polymers?

Answer 31

Hydrolysis

Question 32

What polysaccharide is found in the cell walls of plants?

Answer 32

Cellulose

Question 33

Where can you find phospholipids?

Answer 33

The cell membrane

Question 34

What are the three parts of a nucleotide?

Answer 34

A sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base

Question 35

What is the difference between DNA and RNA?

Answer 35

DNA is double stranded while RNA is single stranded