Biomolecule Jeopardy

Carbohydrate

100

What elements make up carbohydrates?

What is carbon, oxygen and hydrogen

200

What is the definition of organic?

What is something that contains carbon

300

What are carbohydrates used for by the body?

What is short term energy

400

What is the simplest type of carbohydrate?

What is a monosaccharide

500

Name 2 types of sugars.

What is surcose, glucose, cellulose, glycogen

Lipid

100

What elements make up lipids?

What is carbon, hydrogen, oxygen

200

What is the membrane around a cell called?

What is the phospholipid bilayer.

300

List all 3 uses of lipids.

What is long term storage, insulation, protective coating

400

What is the primary function of lipids?

What is cell membranes?

500

Do lipids have a polymer?

What is no?

Nucleic Acid

100

What does the "NA" in DNA stand for?

What is Nucleic Acid?

200

What do nucleic acids do?

What is store information.

300

What elements make up nucleic acids?

What is carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorous

400

What are 2 examples of nucleic acids?

What is DNA and RNA

500

What is the simplest form of nucleic acids?

What is nucleotides

Proteins

100

What elements make up proteins

What is carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen

200

List 2 functions of proteins.

What is structure, muscles, transportation, immunity, chemical reactions

300

What are proteins made of?

What is amino acids

400

What is the polymer for proteins?

What are polypeptides?

500

What do enzymes do?

What is speed up chemical reactions

Misc.

100

How many molecules is a monomer?

What is one?

200

Which is bigger? DNA or RNA?

What is DNA

300

Name two functions of proteins?

What are enzymes, growth and repair, chemical messengers

400

What does saccharide mean?

What is sugar

500

List all 4 biomolecules

What is carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids