If you wanted to get a lot of quick energy before a soccer match, which macromolecule would your body need to break down?
Protein
Nucleic Acid
Carbohydrate
Lipid
Which type of atom is not found in lipids?
carbon
phosphorous
hydrogen
oxygen
Unlike saturated fatty acids, unsaturated fatty acids contain what kind of bonds between carbon atoms?
double
single
covalent
Which are examples of carbohydrates?
starch, glucose, fructose
cellulose, glycogen, protease
cholesterol, wax, carcinogen
trypsin, lipase, testosterone
What is the function of lipids?
used as cell receptors, enzymes, and transport molecules in the human body
used as the main energy source for plants
stores hereditary information in bacteria
used as insulation for marine arctic animals
An enzyme _____ the activation energy needed to achieve a chemical reaction.
stabilizes
raises
lowers
eliminates
An appropriate enzyme to catalyze a reaction involving the imaginary substance camelsine would be ___.
camelose
cameline
camelise
camelase
Nucleotides consist of which three structures?
amino acids, lipids, and carbohydrates
a sugar, a phosphate, and a nitrogen base
glycerol, lipid, triglyceride
adenine, cytosine, guanine
What elements are found in all organic molecules?
carbon and oxygen
carbon and nitrogen
carbon and hydrogen
hydrogen and oxygen
The charge of the oxygen atom that makes up water is slightly ___.
positive
negative
unstable
neutral
The four organic macromolecules of life include all of the following EXCEPT
proteins
nucleic acids
carbohydrates
salts
lipids
The breakdown of polymers into monomers occurs through a process known as
dehydration synthesis
condensation reaction
capillary action
hydrolysis
When many monomers are linked they make up a .
A large polymer is also called a/an
macromolecule
enzyme
polysaccharide
monomer
A substance that produces an excess of hydroxide (OH-) ions in water is a .
Water is classified as a molecule because it has a negatively charged oxygen and positively charged hydrogens.
Glycogen (storage form of glucose molecules in animals), starch (storage form of glucose in plants), and cellulose (glucose monomer chain that gives rigidity to plants) are all called:
polypeptides
polysaccharides
monosaccharides
polyanna
A substance that produces an excess of hydrogen (H+) ions in water is a(n) .
Select all the elements that are found in lipids.
sulur
Nitrogen
Phosphorous
Which macromolecule includes fats, oils, waxes, phospholipids, and steroids.
Plants store glucose in the form of a polysaccharide called cellulose.
The term hydrophobic means water fearing.
Which of the following sugars is a disaccharide?
glucose
sucrose
fructose
starch
The type of bond which holds water molecules to each other is called a
A pH of 7 signifies?
a salt solution
an acidic solution
a neutral solution
a basic solution
The polar compound which is the universal solvent and has the unique properties of adhesion, capillary action, and cohesion is .
Lipids that are solid at room temperature are usually saturated.
The process by which monomers link together to form polymers is called the ____.
polarization
hydrolization
Which of the following is NOT a property of water?
nonpolar
cohesion
hydrogen bonding
adhesion
This structure contains which functional group.
amino
alcohol
carboxyl
hydroxyl
Glucose, fructose and galactose are simple sugars also known as:
monopeptides
polymers
A protein catalyst that speeds up the chemical reaction within an organism
homeostasis
protein
metabolism
Macromolecules that include sugars, starches, and cellulose
Large complex molecules composed of many smaller molecules called amino acids are
Which of the following is NOT one of the elements found in macromolecules?
nitrogen, N
hydrogen, H
carbon, C
oxygen, O
calcium, Ca
Which functional group is shown in this compound?
hydrocarbon
What is the function of protein molecules?
Insulation in animals.
Quick source of energy
Storing genetic information
What functional groups are found in this molecule?
phosphate