Biological Molecules

Question 1

What is a molecule?

Answer 1

Multiple atoms connected together by chemical bonds.

Question 2

What are organic molecules?

Answer 2

Contain C-H bond (carbon and hydrogen)

Question 3

What are inorganic molecules?

Answer 3

Don’t contain C-H bond.

Question 4

Which molecules can only be made by living things?

Answer 4

Organic molecules

Question 5

What is a monomer?

Answer 5

Small molecules (usually less than 30 atoms)

Question 6

What are polymers?

Answer 6

Large molecule made of multiple monomers.

Question 7

How many molecules do monomers have?

Answer 7

1

Question 8

How many molecules do Dimers have?

Answer 8

2

Question 9

How many molecules do Trimers have?

Answer 9

3

Question 10

How many molecules do polymers have?

Answer 10

4

Question 11

What monomer and polymer do proteins contain?

Answer 11

Monomer: Amino Acid
Polymer: polypeptide

Question 12

What is the function of a protein?

Answer 12

Do all jobs in cells

Question 13

What monomers, polymers, and dimers do carbohydrates contain?

Answer 13

Monomer: Monosaccharides
Polymer: polysaccharide
Dimer: Disaccharide

Question 14

What are the functions of carbohydrates? (3)

Answer 14

Store energy that can be released quickly
Provide structural support
Long term storage of energy

Question 15

What monomers and polymers do lipids contain?

Answer 15

Monomer: Fatty acids and glycerol
Polymer: no general name only specific name of lipid molecules

Question 16

What are the functions of lipids?

Answer 16

Store energy long term
Create waterproof membrane around cells

Question 17

What monomer and polymer do nucleus acids contain?

Answer 17

Monomer: Nucleotide
Polymer: nucleic acid (DNA or RNA)

Question 18

What is the function of nucleic acids?

Answer 18

Store genetic information and transfer and interpret it.