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Name: ___________________________________ Biology Assignment # 17 – Macromolecules Worksheet Date: _______________ Period: _______ WORK HARD. NO EXCUSES. Vocabulary to keep in mind: Atom Monomer fatty acid nucleotide Element carbohydrate protein Molecule monosaccharide amino acid Polymer lipid nucleic acid 1. Britney Spears, frogs, brooms, cockroaches, trees, stars, and the moon are ALL made of ___________ [NOT cells!]. 2. What is an atom? ____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Carbon, gold, aluminum, berkelium, helium, and lithium are all examples of _________________________. 4. Water is simply what results when you combine two hydrogen atoms with an oxygen atom. Therefore, water is an example of a ______________________. 5. What is a polymer? __________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What is another word for “polymer?” ________________________ 7. What is a monomer? _________________________________________________________________________________ 8. What are the 4 major types of polymers? (1)______________________(2)________________________(3)________________________(4)______________________ 9. Which two polymers are mostly used to provide energy? _____________________________________________________ 10. Before a long marathon, many runners often eat many foods that are high in carbohydrates. Why do you think they do this? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. Which type of polymer has the instruction for making proteins? _________________________ 12. Complete this Table using your Folded Notes (assignment #17) Polymer (or “macromolecule”) Monomer Function Examples Polymer that runs cell, gives cell structure, or speeds up chemical reactions. Fatty Acid DNA, RNA Carbohydrate 13. What are the four main elements found in the human body? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 14. What makes the thousands of proteins in our body different? ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 15. The basic unit of nucleic acids are ____________________________ 16. An enzyme is classified as what type of molecule? ____________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ #17-22: TRUE OR FALSE: If it is FALSE, you MUST explain why in the box below the statement!!!!!!!!!! 17. “Nucleotides are polymers made of many monomers, called nucleic acids, that are linked together.” 18. “Amino acids, fatty acids, & nucleic acids are all examples of monomers that can be linked together to make polymers.” 19. “There are 20 different kinds of proteins.” 20. “Lipids do not dissolve in water.” 21. “Examples of lipids include fats, oils, sugars, and waxes.” 22. “Fatty acids and amino acids are polymers that can be linked together to make monomers.”