Reinforcement: Biomolecules

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cellulose enzyme nucleic acids carbohydrates	fatty acids glucose hagfish nucleotides	organic starch monomers phospholipids	ebergy macromolecules chitin amino acids

Polymers are made of individual subunits called _____________________________
Chains of glucose make up _______________________________________
Molecules that make up living things and contain carbon are called _________________ molecules.
An aquatic animal that makes a protein based slime ___________________________________
A carbohydrate that makes up the cell walls of plants: ___________________________
A carbohydrate that makes up the exoskeleton of insects: ____________________________
Lactase is an _________________________ that breaks down milk sugar.
The cell membrane of all cells is made of _________________________________
Nucleic acids are made of individual subunits called ________________________________
Lipids are made of ____________________________ and glycerol.
DNA and RNA are both types of ________________________________.
Large molecules made of many small subunits: _______________________________.
Proteins are made of subunits called: ________________________________
More commonly called sugar, its molecular formula is C6H12O6 __________________________.
The food we eat provides the _______________________ needed for life functions.
A carbohydrate found in bread and pasta: ____________________________

Match the macromolecule to the example
___ 1. Vegetable oil ___ 2. Bread ___ 3. Lactase ___ 4. DNA ___ 5. Hagfish slime ___ 6. Muscle ___ 7. Pasta ___ 8. Cellulose	A. Carbohydrates B. Lipids C. Proteins D. Nucleic Acids