Regents Living Environment Macromolecules

The building blocks of carbohydrates are

• Simple sugars (glucose)
• Nucleotides
• Fatty Acids
• Amino Acids

The building blocks of RNA and DNA are

• Simple sugars (glucose)
• Nucleotides
• Fatty Acids
• Amino Acids

The building blocks of fats are

• Simple sugars (glucose)
• Fatty acids and glycerol
• Amino acids
• Nucleotides

A large carbohydrate (polysaccharide) is

• Glucose
• Lactose
• Lactase
• Starch

An organic compound ALWAYs contains

• Carbon and Oxygen
• Oxygen and Hydrogen
• Carbon and Hydrogen
• Carbon and Iron

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Water (H2O) is an example of an

• Inorganic compound
• Organic compound
• Lipid
• Nucleic Acid

Carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids are all

• Large, inorganic molecules
• Large, organic molecules

Carbon dioxide (CO2)  is an 

• Inorganic molecule
• Organic molecule
• Lipid
• Nucleic acid

These macromolecules are used for an energy source and to make up our cell membranes.

• Proteins
• Carbohydrates
• Nucleic Acids
• Lipids

These macromolecules are used for information storage and retrieval.

• Nucleic Acids
• Proteins
• Carbohydrates
• Lipids