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Proteins
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Nucleic Acids
100

What is the monomer of a protein?

amino acid

100
What is the monomer of carbohydrates?
monosaccharide
100

All lipids share this characteristic. A) Polar B) Non-Polar C) Positive D) Negative

B: Non-polar

100
The monomer of a nucleic acid is a ______________.
Nucleotide
200

True or false. Protein is used for genetic coding. 

FALSE. It's the nucleic acids. 

200
Carbohydrates are used for long term energy. True or False?
False, they are used for quick fuel/energy. Ex: Eating pasta the night before a game or for lunch the day of.
200

The monomer of lipids are_________. A) Nucleic Acids B) Amino Acids C) Fatty Acids D) Monosaccharide

C: Fatty Acids

200
Name the two types of nucleic acids. BONUS: Name the sugar used in each type of nucleic acid.
DNA & RNA BONUS: Deoxyribose, Ribose
300

Give a plant-based source of protein.

Peanuts, Monggo or beans 

300

A simple sugar is also called a ________________. A) Monosaccharide B) Polysaccharide C) Disaccharide

A: Monosaccharide

300

Lipids contain more energy per gram than the other biological molecules. True or False?

True

300

Name the 4 nitrogen bases of DNA. (Symbols are okay) Give me the full names of ALL of them and you get 600 points on this question!

Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine

400

An ____________ is an example of a protein that speeds up chemical reactions.

Enzyme

400

What do you call the combination of glucose and fructose? 

sucrose

400

Describe the structure of a phospholipid. BONUS: Phospholipids are the main component of _________________.

Polar, glycerol head attached to two non-polar fatty acid tails. BONUS: Cell membranes.

400

Which of these is NOT a component of a nucleotide? A) Phosphate group B) Pentose sugar C) Double-stranded D) Nitrogen-containing base

C: Double-stranded

500

Structure has a direct effect on the _________ of a protein. BONUS: There are 4 levels of protein organization, what are they?

Function; Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary

500
As humans (animals) we hydrolyze starchy food like pasta and potatoes into ___________ which then enters into our bloodstream.
Glucose
500

Steroids are a type of lipid. True or False? BONUS: Give an example of one (more specifically, the one we discussed most widely in class).

True. BONUS: Cholesterol

500
What is different about RNA? (3 things)
-Single stranded -Ribose sugar -Contains uracil instead of thymine