Macromolecules Questions

  1. All organic chemical compounds possess one thing in common.-all of them contain the element ____________.
  2. Carbohydrates are made up of three different elements in a ratio of 1:2:1.  In order, these elements are __________, ________, and _______________.
  3. A simple sugar called _____________, whose chemical formula is C6H12O6 is broken down during glycolysis.
  4. Creating larger molecules from smaller molecules is called__________________.
  5. What three elements make up lipids?
  6. What is stored in the chemical bonds of lipids?
  7. Proteins are made up of chains of simple molecules called__________.
  8. What is the job of an enzyme?
  9. Nucleic Acids are made up of chains of simple molecules called__________.
  10. What holds your master set of instructions that control both the day to day operations and the reproduction of cells?

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