Carbohydrate
Proteins
Lipids
Nucleic Acids
Misc.
100
What elements make up carbohydrates?
What is carbon, oxygen and hydrogen
100
These are the monomers for proteins
Amino acids
100
Lipids are made of these monomers.
What is fatty acids and glycerol
100
Function of nucleic acids
What is to store genetic information.
100
There are 20 different types of this biomolecule in your body.
What are amino acids
200
When carbohydrates are not used for instant energy, they become this molecule.
What is lipids.
200
Proteins that help you fight infections are called
What are antibodies
200
Functions of lipids
What is energy storage and protection
200
What does "DNA" stand for? (Spelling counts!)
What is "DeoxyriboNucleic Acid"
200
Pastas and breads are rich in these biomolecules (be specific).
What is "bad" carbohydrates.
300
What is the definition of organic?
What is something that contains carbon (with few exceptions)
300
These types of proteins make (and break) everything in your body. (Their names end in "-ase")
What are enzymes
300
This cell organelle is made of mostly lipids.
Cell/plasma membrane
300
Location of nucleic acids
What is the nucleus of most cells
300
The following molecule is glucose/nucleotide/glycerol/amino acid, which is the monomer for proteins/carbohydrates/lipids/nucleic acids.
What is amino acid and proteins.
400
What is the simplest carbohydrate?
What is glucose
400
Myosin's function is...
Building blocks for muscles
400
"Good" fats are saturated/unsaturated because they have a very stable/unstable molecule. They are also known as trans/cis fats. (Answer should have THREE words)
What is UNsaturated, UNstable, and cis.
400
This example of nucleic acid has a single strand
What is RNA
400
Lactase, lipase, amylase, and telomerase are all types of (be specific).
What are enzymes
500
How do cells use glucose?
To make ATP
500
What element is present in proteins that is NOT present in carbohydrates?
What is nitrogen
500
These "bad" lipids have a very stable molecule and tend to accumulate in a person's blood vessels if you eat too much of them. (Two words "this or that")
What is saturated or trans fats
500
Their molecule looks like this...
What are nucleotides
500
When a uranium atom splits (called fission), its products are an atom with 2 protons and an another atom with 90 protons. Give the symbols for the two elements are produced. Your answer should say #2=____ and #90=____.
What is #2=He (or helium) and #90=Th (or thorium)