macromolecules

Question 1

What are the two types of Nucleic Acids?

Answer 1

DNA and RNA

Question 2

What elements make up proteins?

Answer 2

carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen (CHON)

Question 3

Glucose is an example of what type of macromolecule?

Answer 3

carbohydrates

Question 4

What is the name of the single units that link together to form macromolecules?

Answer 4

monomers

Question 5

name three types of carbohydrates

Answer 5

monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides

Question 6

Some fats are solid at room temperatures. These fats are called __________ fats.

Answer 6

saturated

Question 7

What are the two types of macromolecules that consist of the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen?

Answer 7

lipids and carbohydrates

Question 8

The monomer with a phosphate, sugar, and nitrogen base is called a ________.

Answer 8

nucleotide

Question 9

what are the monomers of proteins?

Answer 9

amino acids

Question 10

what is the name of the molecule that has a hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tails?

Answer 10

phospholipids

Question 11

This macromolecules consists of the elements carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus.

Answer 11

nucleic acid

Question 12

Cellulose is an important component for the structure of plant cell walls. What type of molecule is cellulose?

Answer 12

phlysaccharide

Question 13

Fatty acids and glycerol are the
common components of which
macromolecule?

Answer 13

lipid

Question 14

Which macromolecule has many
different functions, including
working as enzymes that speed
up reactions?

Answer 14

protein

Question 15

Bread, candy, pasta, and fruits
are all foods that have high
amounts of this macromolecule.

Answer 15

carbohydrates

Question 16

Which macromolecule contains
essential genetic information for
organisms?

Answer 16

nucleic acids

Question 17

What is the monomer of
carbohydrates?

Answer 17

monosaccharide

Question 18

Foods such as nuts, beans, and
meats are high in which
macromolecule?

Answer 18

protein

Question 19

what type of nucleic acid is double stranded?

Answer 19

DNA

Question 20

Which macromolecule functions
as a long-term energy storage
molecule?

Answer 20

lipids

Question 21

Nucleotides are the monomer
for which macromolecule?

Answer 21

Nucleic acids

Question 22

Keratin makes up hair and nails.
What type of macromolecule is
it?

Answer 22

protein

Question 23

Foods such as olive oil, butter,
and avocado are high in which
macromolecule?

Answer 23

lipids

Question 24

What is a carbohydrate made of
2 monomers called?

Answer 24

disaccharides

Question 25

What is the term that describes the polymer of a protein that gets folded into a 3D shape?

Answer 25

polypeptides

Question 26

Which macromolecule will you not find on a nutrition facts label because it is found in all living things?

Answer 26

nucleic acids

Question 27

This macromolecule has a function as an immediate energy source.

Answer 27

carbs

Question 28

Which type of macromolecules consists of all hydrophobic molecules?

Answer 28

lipids

Question 29

what macromolecule is Responsible for waterproofing molecules

Answer 29

lipids

Question 30

what macromolecule's Examples include oils, waxes, and butters

Answer 30

lipids

Question 31

what macromolecule is comprised of nucleotide

Answer 31

nucleic acids

Question 32

what macromolecule is comprised of saccharides or sugars

Answer 32

carbohydrates

Question 33

what macromolecule is composed of amino acids

Answer 33

protein

Question 34

what macromolecule Serves also as enzymes that speed up cellular processes

Answer 34

protein

Question 35

what macromolecule are Polymers of amino acids?

Answer 35

protein

Question 36

DNA and RNA are examples of these macromolecules

Answer 36

nucleic acids, (nucleotides)

Question 37

breads, pastas, and fruits are examples of this macromolecule

Answer 37

carboydrates

Question 38

what macromolecule is made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygn

Answer 38

carbohydrates and lipids

Question 39

what macromolecule inclides tryglicerides and phospholipids

Answer 39

lipids

Question 40

macro means ______

Answer 40

large

Question 41

macromolecules are ________ _________ that are critically important to all living things

Answer 41

large molecules

Question 42

Macromolecules are made of ___________

Answer 42

monomers

Question 43

monomers are: _____________

Answer 43

one unit of a macromolecule

Question 44

monomers join together to form ______

Answer 44

polymers

Question 45

polymers are:__________

Answer 45

strands of many monomers joined together

Question 46

_______________ ________________ is how a monomer becomes a polymer

Answer 46

dehydration synthesis

Question 47

______________ is how a polymer becomes a monomer

Answer 47

hydrolysis

Question 48

During dehydration synthesis, we have to ___________________ for the monomers to become polymers

Answer 48

remove a water molecule

Question 49

during hydrolysis, we have to __________________ for the polymers to break back down into monomers

Answer 49

add a water molecule

Question 50

there are four types of macromolecules:

Answer 50

carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids

Question 51

what is the function for carbohydrates?

Answer 51

energy and structure

Question 52

what is the function for lipids?

Answer 52

energy storage, forms cell membranes, body insulation

Question 53

saturated: _______ at room temp example: butter

Answer 53

solid

Question 54

unsaturated: _______ at room temp example: oil

Answer 54

liquid

Question 55

what is the function for proteins? (a little bit of everything)

Answer 55

muscle contractions, cell transport, they also act as enzymes

Question 56

what is the function for nucleic acids?

Answer 56

storing and transmitting instructions to make proteins

Question 57

DNA is (double or single) stranded

Answer 57

double

Question 58

RNA is (double or single) stranded

Answer 58

single

Question 59

proteins structure starts with the _____________ structure, to the ___________ structure, then the ________ structure, then finally we end up with the __________ structure

Answer 59

primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary

Question 60

food examples of carbs: (give 3)

Answer 60

candy, pasta, bread

Question 61

food examples of lipids: (some are good and some are not, give one good and bad oil, and one good and bad fat)

Answer 61

vegetable oil, olive oil (good) cheese, nuts (good)

Question 62

food examples of proteins: (give 4)

Answer 62

eggs, meats, nuts, beans