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3. The monomer of carbohydrates
6. Is an amino acid a polymer or a monomer?
8. What biomolecule stores long-term energy?
12. Formed from glycerol and three fatty acids
14. Cartilage, meats, nuts, beans, feathers, skin, and hair
are examples of these biomolecules
16. Which type of fatty acid has only single bonds?
17. Which biomolecule is used for quick energy?
18. DNA and RNA are examples of these
19. It is formed when two monosaccharide molecules join
together
20. A lipid that contains a phosphate group
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1. Which biomolecule carries genetic information?
2. Many sugar molecules bonded together form this
4. Sugars, starches, and cellulose are examples of these
biomolecules
5. Many amino acids bonded together in a chain form these
7. The monomers of nucleic acids
9. Fats, oils, wax, cholesterol, cell membrane, and
testosterone are examples of these biomolecules
10. Which type of fatty acid has one or more double bonds?
11. Is DNA or RNA a monomer or polymer?
13. Which biomolecules are important building blocks of
muscles, bones, cartilage, hair, and nails?
15. They may be structural, regulatory, contractile, or
protective; they may serve in transport, storage, or
membranes; or they may be toxins or enzymes.