Macromolecules

Question 1

Which statement correctly compares nucleic acids and carbohydrates?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

They both contain carbon, but only nucleic acids contain phosphorous.

Question 2

Which statement best describes the components of nucleic acids?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

They are made up of nitrogenous bases, sugars, and phosphates.

Question 3

Which macromolecule provides a person with the highest amount of energy per mass?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

lipids

Question 4

Mammals that live in the Arctic Ocean have a large amount of blubber, which is a fatty tissue just beneath the skin. Which statement best relates why these animals have so much blubber?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Lipids in blubber insulate the animals from cold water.

Question 5

If Tyler does not eat a diet that includes essential amino acids, his cells will not be able to build

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certain proteins.

Question 6

Which list correctly shows carbohydrates in size from smallest to largest?

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monosaccharide, disaccharide, polysaccharide

Question 7

At which of these locations is a dietician least likely to work?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

theater

Question 8

Which macromolecule forms a double layer as the primary structure of cell membranes?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

phospholipids

Question 9

How are proteins and nucleic acids related?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The structure of proteins is determined by nucleic acids.

Question 10

The picture shows a carafe of olive oil.What is one of the primary functions of this food in the body?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

storing energy

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