Reinforcement: Biomolecules

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: ____________________________

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Match the macromolecule to the exmaple:

___ 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