Reinforcement: Biomolecules

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

 

1. Polymers are made of individual subunits called _____________________________
2. Chains of glucose make up _______________________________________
3. Molecules that make up living things and contain carbon are called _________________ molecules.
4. An aquatic animal that makes a protein based slime ___________________________________
5. A carbohydrate that makes up the cell walls of plants: ___________________________
6. A carbohydrate that makes up the exoskeleton of insects: ____________________________
7. Lactase is an _________________________ that breaks down milk sugar.
8. The cell membrane of all cells is made of _________________________________
9. Nucleic acids are  made of individual subunits called ________________________________
10. Lipids are made of ____________________________ and glycerol.
11. DNA and RNA are both types of  ________________________________.
12. Large molecules made of many small subunits: _______________________________.
13. Proteins are made of subunits called: ________________________________
14. More commonly called sugar, its molecular formula is C6H12O6   __________________________.
15. The food we eat provides the _______________________ needed for life functions. 
16. 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