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Biomolecules Part 1 Practice

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What is the name of a small molecule that can be combined together to make a larger molecule?

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What is the name of the larger molecule that is formed when the smaller molecules from the previous question are bound together in a chain?

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What is the name of the reaction that combines two monomers together?

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What is the name of the reaction that separates two monomers/breaks down a polymer?

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Question 9
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What is the name of the monomer of a carbohydrate (not an example but the name of the type of molecule)?

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What is the name of the reaction that binds monosaccharides together?

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Question 12
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What is the name of a carbohydrate polymer (not an example but the name of the type of molecule)?

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What is the name of the reaction that breaks down polysaccharides into monosaccharides?

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What category of lipid are involved in signaling in our bodies and include molecules like testosterone, estrogen, progesterone, etc.?

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Resequence the following from smallest to largest level of organization
Body systems
Biosphere/Earth
Organism
Organs
Tissues
Population
Landscape/biome
Community/Ecosystem
Cells
Atoms
Molecules
Select which of the following are biomolecule categories:
Bacteria
Lipids
Climate
Carbohydrates
Nucleic acids
Proteins
What is released when a bond is formed between two monomers?
Oxygen gas
An oxygen atom
A water molecule
A hydrogen ion
Which of the following is a primary function of carbohydrates in the body?
Regulating water balance
Building muscle tissue
Storing genetic information
Providing energy
What is sucrose, a disaccharide, made up of?
Many glucose molecules
Two fructose molecules
Many fructose molecules
A glucose and fructose molecule
Two glucose molecules
What monomer are starch, cellulose, and glycogen made up of?
Glucose
Sucrose
Glycogen
Fructose
Sort the following:
Fructose
Glucose
Glycogen
Fiber/cellulose
Sucrose
Starch
Monosaccharide
Disaccharide
Polysaccharide
Which of the following are easier to break down and provide more short term energy?
Complex sugars
Compel sugars
Simple sugars
Symbol sugars
Which of the following take longer to break down and provide longer term energy?
Compel sugars
Symbol sugars
Complex sugars
Simple sugars
Which of the following are major functions of lipids?
Transporting oxygen in the blood
Making up membranes
Catalyzing biochemical reactions
Signaling
Storage of genetic information
Long-term energy storage
Which of the following are characteristics of most lipids?
Hydrophillic
Composed of nucleotides
Not a polymer structure
A polymer structure
Hydrophobic
Made up of amino acids
Which of the following makes up a glyceride?
Up to 3 fatty acid chains
Nitrogen group
Monosaccharides
Amino acid
Glycogen
Nucleotides
Which of the following are true about phospholipids?
Are both hydrophilic and hydrophobic
Are fully hydrophilic
Have a phosphate group "head" and two fatty acid "tails"
Make up our genetic material
Are mainly used for energy storage
Make up cell membranes
Are fully hydrophobic
Match the following molecules:
Glucose
Fructose
Sucrose
Starch/polysaccharide
Triglyceride
Phospholipid
Steroid