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 sucrose, glucose, cellulose, glycogen

Lipid

100

What elements make up lipids?

What is carbon, hydrogen, oxygen

200

Are lipids polar or non-polar?

What is non-polar (hydrophobic).

300

Name three uses of lipids in the body.

What is long term storage, insulation, protective coating, structure

400

What lipid is the main component of cell membranes?

What is phospholipid

500

Which fat has a kink in the tail?

What is unsaturated

Nucleic Acid

100

What type of bond links DNA chains together in the double helix?

What is hydrogen

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

Which nitrogen containing base is found only in RNA?

What is uracil

Proteins

100

What elements make up proteins

What is carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen

200

List 2 functions of proteins.

What is structure, transport, regulation, catalyze chemical reactions

300

What are proteins made of?

What is amino acids

400

What is lost in a condensation reaction?

What is water

500

What do enzymes do?

What is speed up chemical reactions

Misc.

100

What is my last name?

What is Rosch

200

Which is bigger? DNA or RNA?

What is DNA

300

How many amino acids are there?

What is 20

400

What does saccharide mean?

What is sugar

500

List all 4 biomolecules

What is carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids