Carbon Based Molecules

Which carbon based molecule is composed of ONLY carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.

• water

• lipids

• proteins

• nucleic acids

What element is considered the building block of life?

• carbon

• hydrogen

• oxygen

• water

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NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Many simple sugars have either 5 or 6 carbon atoms like glucose and fructose. These are called what?

• cellulose

• sucrose

• monosaccharide

• polysaccharide

A large molecule made of subunits called monomers.

• A. isomer

• B. polymer

• C. misnomer

• D. hydrocarbon

These types of molecules are made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.

• Carbohydrates

• Proteins

• Hydrocarbons

• Deoxyribonucleic Acid

A very large organic molecule composed of many smaller molecules

• monomer

• polysaccharide

• macromolecule

• unsaturated fat

Molecule composed of Carbon hydrogen and oxygen; includes sugars and starches

• monomer

• polymer

• enzyme

• carbohydrate

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NGSS.HS-LS1-6

A single sugar molecule such as glucose or fructose, the simplest type of sugar

• monosaccharide

• glycogen

• carbohydrate

• protein

Carbohydrates that are made up of more than two monosaccharides. Examples: starch, glycogen, cellulose

• organic molecule

• polysaccharide

• hydrolysis reaction

• nucleotide

Molecule that makes up proteins; composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and sometimes sulfur

• organic molecule

• cellulose

• chemical reaction

• amino acid

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6