Monomers
Macromolecules
Functions
Test your knowledge
Putting it together
100

What is the Monomer of Carbohydrates? 

Monosaccharide 

100

What kind of bond holds together amino acids (think long chains)

peptide bond 

100

Classified as complex or simple 

Carbohydrates 

100

Butter or oil is an example of this macromolecule 

Lipids 

100

DOUBLE POINTS: What kinds of fats do we have and give me an example of each 

Saturated (solid at room temp) butter; unsaturated (liquid at room temp) oil 

200

What is the Monomer of Proteins? 

Amino Acids 

200

What is a phospholipid? 

A lipid that makes up the cell membrane.

200

Helps build muscles, nail growth and hair growth 

Proteins 

200

A single unit of any macromolecule 

Monomer 

200

3X POINTS: This kind of fatty acid are essential and only found in vegetable oils, nuts and fish 

Omega 3 and omega 6 

300

What is the monomer of lipids? 

Fatty acids 

300

DOUBLE POINTS: Starch is an example of this macromolecule?  Where does starch store excess carbohydrates?

Carbohydrates; Plants 

300

Long term energy storage and cell membrane structure 

Lipids

300

Give me the three types of carbohydrates 

Monosaccharide, disaccharide and polysaccharide 

300

What percent is our body made up of proteins? 

20%

400

What is the monomer of nucleic acids? 

Nucleotides 

400

Which macromolecule typically ends in OSE

Carbohydrates 

400

Storing and transmitting instructions to make proteins 

Nucleic acids 

400

DOUBLE POINTS: A diglycerol is composed of what parts? 

1 glycerol, 3 fatty acid tails 

400

Which macromolecule would not be found on a nutrition label? Why? 

Nucleic acids, they are in everything 

500

The monomer of nucleic acid has three parts, what are they? 

phosphate group, sugar molecule  and nitrogenous base 

500

Which protein requires less energy for its chemical reaction? 

Enzymes 

500

Which macromolecule has the elements CHONP. List what these elements are 

Nucleic acids; Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogran and Phosphorous 

500

Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen and Nitrogen form which macromolecule? 

Protein 

500

DOUBLE POINTS: What is the difference between DNA and RNA?

DNA is a double strand where RNA is a single strand 

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