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Macromolecule Worksheet
1.
What are the definitions for a monomer and polymer?
Monomer = _____________________________________________________________
Polymer = _____________________________________________________________
2.
Draw a starch polymer containing its many monomers. Use hexagons as a monomer and
label which is a monomer and a polymer.
3.
Complete the chart below. Remember mono means one and poly means many.
Macromolecules
Food Example
Monomer
Polymer
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic Acids
4.
How many rings are in a monosaccharide? ____ Disaccharide? ____ Polysaccharide? ______
What is the most common monosaccharide? _________________
What is the most common polysaccharide in plants? __________ in animals? ____________
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5.
Circle the Answer: Are lipids polar or non-polar?
Are lipids soluble in water?
Polar
Non-Polar
Yes
No
6.
Draw the general chemical structure of an amino acid.
7.
What kind of bond holds amino acids together? ___________________________________
8.
A chain of amino acids are called a/an? _________________________________________
9.
What two functions do nucleic acids have?
a. _____________________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________________
10. What are the three parts that make up a nucleotide?
Draw a nucleotide.
a. ___________________________________
b. ___________________________________
c. ___________________________________
11. What are the two types of sugars found in nucleic acids?
DNA sugar ____________________________
RNA sugar ____________________________
12. What are the four bases for DNA?
What are the four bases for RNA?
a. ______________________
a. ______________________
b. ______________________
b. ______________________
c. ______________________
c. ______________________
d. ______________________
d. ______________________
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