Macromolecules Hill Biology

All carbohydrates are:

• made of amino acids
• composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms
• made of fatty acids
• composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen atoms

All of the following are examples of lipids except:

• oil
• wax
• fatty acid
• cellulose

Molecule X contains chains of amino acids. What is molecule X?

• nucleotide
• protein
• adenine
• nucleic acid

A polysaccharide that is used for storing energy in human muscle and liver cells is:

• glycogen
• glucose
• starch
• cellulose

Which term includes all the others in the list?

• starch
• monosaccharide
• polysaccharide
• carbohydrate

A monosaccharide is a:

• nucleic acid
• lipid
• carbohydrate
• protein

Which of the following macromolecules are a prominent part of animal tissues that function in insulation, helping animals conserve heat?

• lipids
• carbohydrates
• nucleic acids
• proteins

Which of the following is NOT a function of proteins?

• form parts of tissues such as bone and muscle
• serve as catalysts that control the rate of chemical reactions in the cell
• make up antibodies
• store genetic information

Proteins are among the most diverse group of macromolecules because of the:

• link between each DNA base and an amino acid in a protein
• different amino acids that can be connected in many sequences
• energy phosphate groups that the amino acids contain
• different types of bonds linking amino acids together

What suffix is used in the names of most carbohydrates?

• -ase
• -nic
• -ose
• -yme