I am going on a 10 mile hike tomorrow. I want to eat which macromolecule to give me energy?
Question 4
4.
If you don't put on sunscreen, your skin cells can get damaged. Specifically the sun's rays can cause cancerous mutations in your DNA, which holds your genetic code. What macromolecule can the sun damage?
Question 5
5.
Your digestive system is moving a little slowly. You go to the doctors and they recommend you take a supplement filled with digestive enzymes. They say this will speed up the reactions that break down your food. What macromolecule makes up these digestive enzymes the doctor gave you?
Question 6
6.
A biochemist was given a sample of a unknown organic sybstance and asked to determine what macromolecule was found in it. The chart shown represents the results of the biochemists analysis of the sample. Based on these results, to which class of macromolecules did the sample belong?
Question 7
7.
Polypeptides are polymers which contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen atoms. The monomers making them up are amino acids. Polypeptides are classified as which macromolecule?
The molecule shown is a _____________ and is classified as a _____________.
polymer, protein
polymer, nucleic acid
monomer, lipid
polymer, lipid
monomer, carbohydrate
monomer, nucleic acid
monomer, protein
polymer, carbohydrate
The molecule shown is a _____________ and is classified as a _____________.