BIOLOGY TEST: MACROMOLECULES

Name: ______________________ Date: ____________ Score: ____

1. A macromolecule in a _______ molecule.
2. The four main macromolecule groups are:
A.
B.
C.
D.
3. Carbohydrates provide the body with ________.
4. A good example of a carbohydrate is eating meat. T or F
5. A monosaccharide is a simple sugar. T or F
6. A lipid is a _______. Good examples of a lipid are:
A.
B.
C.
7. Lipids store:
A. fats
B. energy
C. amino acids
8. Lipid is to insulation as carbohydrates is to __________
A. Stored energy
B. structure
C. insulation
D. heredity
E. quick energy
9. C6H12O6 is a chemical formula for _________?
10. What are the functions of proteins in the body?

11. Which is a macromolecule? Circle answer(s)
RNA DNA Protein glycine lipid fructose
Amino acid polymer carbohydrate
12. The main source of energy for cell is:
a. sucrose
b. glucose
c. fructose
d. galactose
13. Which food below would cause heart disease?
a. oatmeal
b. butter
c. sugar cane
d. peanut butter
14. Proteins are made up of chains of
a. monosaccharides
b. amino acids
c. fatty acids
d. steroids
15. How many different Amino Acids are there?
a. 1
b. 10
c. 20
d. hundreds
e. millions
16. Which of the following is not an organic compound?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e. all of the above
17. Potatoes are an example of which macromolecule?


18. Give 3 examples of simple sugars that you may eat?
1.
2.
3.
19. What is glucose?
a. sugar
b. fat
c. cholesterol
d. polypeptide
20. DNA stands for:
21. RNA stands for:
22. All of the following nitrogenous bases are found in DNA except
a. thymine
b. adenine
c. uracil
d. guanine
23. The mass number of an element can be figured by adding together
the number of ______ in an atom of that element.
a. protons and neutrons
b. energy levels
c. protons and electrons
d. neutrons and electrons
e. isotopes
24. The building blocks of most biomolecules contain the element:
a. carbon b. nitrogen
c. hydrogen d. sodium
25. DNA stores:
a. fat b. carbohydrates
c. energy d. hereditary information
26. Which of the following is formed when an atom gains or loses
electrons?
a. element b. compound
c. molecule d. ion
27. Polysaccharides are:
a. carbohydrates b. lipids
c. proteins d. nucleic acids
28. Fatty acids are made up of long chains of ____________atoms with
attached ____________ atoms.
29. Cytosine is a nitrogen base found in ____________ acids.
30. Name 3 foods that contain mostly lipids.
1.
2.
3.