The Formation of Polymers

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Biology (Macromolecules) Quiz on The Formation of Polymers, created by Christine Davis - IU8 on 09/07/2017.
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Question 1

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When comparing the atoms (elements) that make up carbohydrates with the atoms that make up lipids, which of the following is true?
Answer
  • Both macromolecules are made primarily with a backbone of oxygen
  • Carbohydrates are made of carbon and lipids are made of silicon
  • Both molecules are made up of Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen
  • Carbohydrates are full of calcium

Question 2

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The monomer for RNA and DNA is
Answer
  • nucleic acids
  • nucleotides
  • Amino Acids
  • glucose

Question 3

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Polymers are [blank_start]___________[blank_end] molecules while monomers are [blank_start]___________[blank_end] molecules.
Answer
  • large
  • small
  • macro
  • micro
  • enormous
  • minute
  • subunit
  • compartments

Question 4

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Dehydration synthesis is the process of building larger molecules from smaller molecules.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 5

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Hydrolysis could be correctly described as the
Answer
  • heating of a compound to drive off its excess water and concentrate its volume.
  • breaking of a long-chain compound into its subunits by adding water molecules to its structure between the subunits.
  • linking of two or more molecules by the removal of one or more water molecule.
  • constant removal of hydrogen atoms from the surface of a carbohydrate.

Question 6

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Digestion of a protein, carbohydrate or lipid will undergo the process of [blank_start]_____________[blank_end].
Answer
  • hydrolosis

Question 7

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A macromolecule is composed of smaller units called [blank_start]___________[blank_end].
Answer
  • monomers
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