Biological Molecules

Question 1

3 types of macromolecules

Answer 1

polysaccharides - made of monosaccarides

Proteins (polypeptides) - made of amino acids

Nucleic acids (polynucleotides) - made of nucleotides

Question 2

Monomer

Answer 2

A simple molecule used as a building block for the synthesis for the synthesis of a polymer

Question 3

Polymer

Answer 3

A giant molecule made from many similar, repeating subunits joined together in a chain

Question 4

Role of covalent bonds

Answer 4

Joining smaller molecules together to form polymers

Question 5

Macromolecules

Answer 5

A large biological molecule

Question 6

Monosaccharide (+general formula)

Answer 6

A molecule consisting of 2 single sugar units with a general formula of (CH2O)n

Question 7

Disaccharide

Answer 7

A sugar molecule consisting of 2 monosaccharides joined together by a glycosidic bond

Question 8

Polysaccaride

Answer 8

A polymer whose subunits are monosaccharides joined together by glycosidic bonds

Question 9

What elements do carbohydrates contain?

Answer 9

Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen

Question 10

Carbohydrate general formula

Answer 10

Cx(H2O)n

Question 11

Minimum number of carbon atoms in an amino acid

Answer 11

2