Biological Macromolecules/ Cell Structure

Question 1

Amino acid is a monomer of what macromolecule?

Answer 1

Proteins

Question 2

What is a anabolic steroid used for in a cell?

Answer 2

To build up something(increase muscle)

Question 3

What is the cell’s biolayer made up of?

Answer 3

Phospholipids

Question 4

What are the monomers for carbohydrates?

Answer 4

Monosaccharides

Question 5

What is the main purpose of carbohydrates in a cell?

Answer 5

To provide energy for the cell to stay alive.

Question 6

Is cellulose used in an animal or plant cell?

Answer 6

Plant

Question 7

What is the function of chitin?

Answer 7

Chitin provides structure cell walls(exoskeleton)

Question 8

What is a Lipid monomer?

Answer 8

Fatty Acid Chains

Question 9

What is a Nucleic acids monomer?

Answer 9

Nucleotides

Question 10

What is the purpose of Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Lipids?

Answer 10

Energy storage

Question 11

What is the purpose for Nucleic Acids?

Answer 11

Building blocks(storage for chemical energy)

Question 12

Starch is an energy source for what?

Answer 12

Plants

Question 13

Glycogen is an energy source for what?

Answer 13

Animals

Question 14

What forms with Nitrogenous Bases?

Answer 14

Repeating sugar phosphate

Question 15

Nucleic Acids form what?

Answer 15

Some DNA and RNA

Question 16

A polynucleotide forms by what reaction?

Answer 16

Dehydration reaction

Question 17

What are the four levels of structure for a protein?

Answer 17

Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, and Quaternary.

Question 18

What is primary structure?

Answer 18

order of amino acid sequence

Question 19

What is secondary structure?

Answer 19

Coiling or folding polypeptide

Question 20

What is tertiary structure?

Answer 20

3D structure of polypeptide

Question 21

Protein’s Functional(Enzymes)

Answer 21

Catalyst

Question 22

Contractile protein

Answer 22

muscle

Question 23

Defensive protein

Answer 23

antibodies

Question 24

Signal protein

Answer 24

some hormones

Question 25

Why is carbon important for life?

Answer 25

Carbon can bond to four or more bonds and

Question 26

receptor protein

Answer 26

cell membrane

Question 27

transport protein

Answer 27

hemoglobin

Question 28

storage protein

Answer 28

egg white

Question 29

What makes plant cells different from animal cells?

Answer 29

Cell wall, chloroplast, central vacuole, and no centrioles no cell membrane

Question 30

What are microtubules?

Answer 30

Something that forms cell shape.

Question 31

DNA does what?

Answer 31

Storage of information and tells the cell what to do.

Question 32

RNA does what?

Answer 32

RNA creates proteins by translating ribosomes to various proteins.

Question 33

RNA is made up of what?

Answer 33

Ribosomes which are generated in the nucleous.

Question 34

Pseudopodium is what?

Answer 34

False feet for movement of the cell.

Question 35

ER makes what?

Answer 35

Makes proteins that float freely all around the cytoplasm.

Question 36

What is cell theory?

Answer 36

All organisms are made up of cells, cells are the smallest unit of life, and cells come from only preexisting cells.

Question 37

Why are most cells small?

Answer 37

Cells need to be large enough to store materials and small enough to have a large surface volume.

Question 38

Prokaryotic Cell

Answer 38

No membrane Small No internal compartments DNA circular (Bacteria, and Archea)

Question 39

Eukaryotic Cell

Answer 39

Membrane-bound Large Internal compartments DNA linear Membraneous organelles (Plants, Fungi, Protozoa, and Animals)

Question 40

Plant Cell

Answer 40

Cell wall Chloroplasts Vacuole

Question 41

Animal Cell

Answer 41

lysosomes centrioles