Organic Macromolecules Quiz

1. Lipids do not dissolve in water because they are

Non-polar, making them hydrophobic

Polar, making them hydrophyllic

Special carrier proteins

Separated enzymes

2. Genetic information is passed from parents to offspring through molecules of

Lipids

Carbohydrates

Amino acids

Nucleic acids

3. Viral and bacterial invaders (antigens) are attacked by proteins that are created by white blood cells and called

Hormones

Enzymes

Phospholipids

Antibodies

Monosaccharides

4. Starch is a carbohydrate made out of thousands of units of glucose and would therefore be considered a

Triglyceride

Monomer

Monosaccharide

Disaccharide

Polysaccharide

5. The energy required to complete a chemical reaction can be lowered by proteins called

Hormones

Steroids

Lipids

Tryglycerides

Enzymes

6. Glucose is an example of a(n)

Polysaccharide

Monosaccharide

Amino acid

Nitrogen base

Disaccharide

7. The "fuel" that living cells run on comes from:

Proteins

Carbohydrates

Hormones

Neurotransmitters

Enzymes

8. Identify this molecule:

It is a nucleic acid

It is a hydrocarbon

It is a disaccharide

It is an amino acid

It is a protein

9. Saturated triglycerides at room temperature are commonly called

Enzymes

Fats

Hormones

Oils

Neurotransmitters

10. Which of the following is not a component of an amino acid?

A nitrogen base

An R group

A carboxylic acid

An amino group

11. The level of structure that determines how a protein molecule will interact with the molecules around it is the

Primary structure

Secondary structure

Tertiary or quaternary structure

12. Neurotransmitters move across the _________________ between adjacent nerve cells

Neuron

Dendrite

R group

Synapse

Ganglion

13. The molecule pictured is a

Nucleic acid

Phospholipid

Unsaturated fatty acid

Saturated fatty acid

Polysachharide

Organic Macromolecules Quiz

1. Lipids do not dissolve in water because they are

2.

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2. Genetic information is passed from parents to offspring through molecules of

3. Viral and bacterial invaders (antigens) are attacked by proteins that are created by white blood cells and called

4. Starch is a carbohydrate made out of thousands of units of glucose and would therefore be considered a

5. The energy required to complete a chemical reaction can be lowered by proteins called

6. Glucose is an example of a(n)

7. The "fuel" that living cells run on comes from:

8. Identify this molecule:

9. Saturated triglycerides at room temperature are commonly called

10. Which of the following is not a component of an amino acid?

11. The level of structure that determines how a protein molecule will interact with the molecules around it is the

12. Neurotransmitters move across the _________________ between adjacent nerve cells

13. The molecule pictured is a