Unit 1: Biochemistry- 4 Classes of Molecules

Question 1

Organic compound

Answer 1

Carbon compounds made by living things

Question 2

6 most common elements for living things

Answer 2

Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorous, Sulfur

Question 3

What is a macromolecule

Answer 3

Also called a polymer. Links molecules into long chains (polymer)

Question 4

What is a monomer

Answer 4

The most basic unit repeated in a compound

Question 5

4 major classes of biological molecules

Answer 5

Carbohydrate, protein, lipid, nucleic acid

Question 6

Carbohydrate element

Answer 6

C H O

Question 7

Carbohydrate monomer

Answer 7

Monosaccharide

Question 8

Carbohydrate main functions

Answer 8

Fast energy, part of cell membrane, storage (glycogen for animals; starch for plants), structure

Question 9

Purpose of a mono carbohydrate and examples

Answer 9

sugar ex)glucose, fructose, simple sugars

Question 10

Purpose of a di carbohydrate and examples

Answer 10

sugar ex) sucrose(table sugar), lactose(milk sugar)

Question 11

Purpose of a poly carbohydrate and examples

Answer 11

storage, structural support ex) glycogen, starch, cellulose, simple sugars