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Unit 3 Biomolecules Test Review

1. List the 4 types of macromolecules._______________________________________________________
2. Explain how monomers combine to make polymers. (Draw a picture if that helps you explain)

3. What molecule is released in a dehydration reaction? ______

4. The elements in a carbohydrate include:________________________________
5. The elements in a protein include:________________________________ what molecule is needed for a
hydrolysis reaction? _______when would this occur? ________________________________________
6. For each macromolecule complete the table:
Macromolecule

Carbohydrate

Protein

lipids

Monomer

Na: list 2 parts:

Monomer example

Na

Polymer

Na:

Polymer example

Na: just give ex.

Nucleic Acids

types of atoms
function

7. Which polymer do plants use to store carbohydrates? _________________________ which polymer do animals
use to store carbohydrates? _______________________
8. What type of bonds hold together carbohydrates? ______________________ these bonds are where the energy
is stored.
9. What type of bonds hold together lipids? ______________________ these bonds are where the energy is
stored.
10. Label the following structures using this word bank: monosaccharide, polysaccharide, triglyceride, cholesterol,
saturated fat, unsaturated fat, nucleic acid, nucleotide, amino acid, protein

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11. Compare a disaccharide and a dipeptide.

12. Why is the shape of a protein important? Give examples.

13. What does DNA stand for? ______________________________________what is the shape of this molecule?
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a. Where is DNA in a eukaryotic cell? _____________prokaryotic cell? ______________________
14. What are the three parts of a nucleotide? Draw them and label.

1. An Enzyme is what type of macromolecule? ____________________

2. What is a chemical reaction?

3. Use the following terms in one or more sentence to show you know what they mean and how they are related:
substrate, products, reaction, active site, enzyme

4. An _____________________ binds to the _______________________ at the active site of the enzyme.

5. What is a catalyst?

6. Look at the diagram below and label the parts for X,Y, and Z and describe what is happening in scenes I, II, and III

I______________________________________ X____________________
II_____________________________________ Y____________________
III_____________________________________ Z____________________