SCSHS Macromolecules

Which of the following decreases the activation energy necessary to initiate the chemical change within the body?

• nucleotides
• enzymes
• amino acids
• fatty acids

What are the building blocks of proteins?

• amino acid
• fatty acid
• nucleotide
• lipid

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

What are the single sugars that are the building blocks of carbohydrates?

• monosaccharides
• disaccharides
• polysaccharides
• amino acid

This is the area on an enzyme that the substrate attaches.

• active site
• product
• catalytic region
• reactant site

Any substance that is acted upon by an enzyme is called a(n)?

• Coenzyme
• Substrate
• Vitamin
• Polypeptide

Fatty acid tails are best described as

• Hydrolysis

• Hydrogen

• Hydrophobic

• Hydrophilic

This molecule would be classes as a(n):

• Carbohydrate
• Amino Acid
• Lipid
• Nucleic Acid

This carbohydrate would be classed as a:

• Hexose
• Pentose
• Ketose
• DiSaccharide

The bond linking these two monomers is called a:

• Glycosidic Linkage
• Ester Bond
• Peptide Bond
• Hydrogen Bond

The position of the carbonyl group makes this molecule a(n):

• Lipid
• Aldehyde
• Ketone
• Carboxylic Acid