*Unit 2 Part 3: Macromolecules

Question 1

Is the following statement true or false?
Water is organic.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Organic compounds

Answer 2

High energy biological molecules

Question 3

What two elements are organic compounds composed of?

Answer 3

Carbon and hydrogen

Question 4

Monomer

Answer 4

Simple subunit of macromolecules

Question 5

Polymer

Answer 5

Many monomers linked together

Question 6

Macromolecule

Answer 6

Large organic polymers, essential to life processes

Question 7

Every cell has thousands of _____ forming specialized structures to carry out cell functions.

Answer 7

macromolecules

Question 8

What are some examples of cell functions that macromolecules carry out?

Answer 8

Energy, transport, waste, structure

Question 9

Carbohydrates monomer:

Answer 9

Monosaccharide

Question 10

Carbohydrates structure:

Answer 10

Rings of carbon

Question 11

Carbohydrates function:

Answer 11

Store main energy

Question 12

Carbohydrates examples:

Answer 12

Sugar, bread, potatoes

Question 13

Lipids monomer:

Answer 13

Fatty acids

Question 14

Lipids structure:

Answer 14

Long carbon chains

Question 15

Lipids function:

Answer 15

Energy, insulation, cell membrane

Question 16

Lipids examples:

Answer 16

Butter, oil, was, cholesterol, phospholipids

Question 17

Hydrophobic

Answer 17

Do not mix with water

Question 18

Which of the following macromolecules are hydrophobic?
A) Carbohydates
B) Lipids
C) Proteins
D) Nucleic Acids

Answer 18

B) Lipids

Question 19

Proteins monomer:

Answer 19

Amino acids

Question 20

How many types of amino acids are there?

Answer 20

22

Question 21

Proteins structure:

Answer 21

complex folded shapes dependent on sequence of amino acids determined by genetic code

Question 22

Proteins function:

Answer 22

“workhorses” of the cell:
~structure
~transport
~movement
~defense
~regulation of cell functions

Question 23

Proteins examples:

Answer 23

meat, cheese, eggs, fish

Question 24

Nucleic Acids monomers:

Answer 24

Nucleotides

Question 25

Nucleic Acids structure:

Answer 25

long strands with a base, sugar, and phosphate

Question 26

Nucleic Acids function:

Answer 26

Carry out genetic codes for making proteins

Question 27

Nucleic Acids examples:

Answer 27

DNA and RNA