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Macromolecule Reading Worksheet

1. Name the 4 main elements that make up 95% of an organism. ________________________________________

2. Name the 4 types of bonds carbon can form. _______________________________________________________

3. What are macromolecules? _____________________________________________________________________

4. Name the 4 classes of macromolecules. ___________________________________________________________

5. Give 2 examples of nucleic acids. ________________________________________________________________

6. What elements make up carbohydrates & lipids (symbols)? ___________________________________________

7. Name 3 elements your body needs trace amounts of for proper functioning. _____________________________

8. Macromolecules are also known as _______________________________.

9. If all the macromolecules are made mainly of the elements CHO, how are they different?

10. Name 2 ways your body uses carbohydrates. _______________________________________________________

11. What are the subunits called that make up carbohydrates? ___________________________________________

12. What is the ratio of C, H, and O in monosaccharides? ______________________________________________

13. Name 3 monosaccharides. _____________________________________________________________________

14. Monosaccharides are _____________________ sugars.

15. What are disaccharides & give an example? ________________________________________________________

16. Long chains of sugars are _________________________. Name three. _________________________________

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17. What subunits make up proteins? _____________________________________________

18. Proteins also act as _______________________________ in cells to control reactions.

19. Name the 2 functional groups in amino acids. ____________________________________________

20. Cells have ______________________ of enzymes to act as biological __________________.

21. Enzymes have an attachment site called the _________________ site for the ___________________ to join.

22. What is the effect of excess heat or temperature on an enzyme?

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