BioChemistry #8
Name:_________________________
Period: ______
Macromolecules Worksheet
1. Explain how monomers are related to polymers.
2. Match the MONOmer on the left to the macromolecules on the right.
Fatty acids and glycerol
Monosaccharide
Nucleotide
Amino acid
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A. Protein
B. Lipid
C. Nucleic acid
D. Carbohydrate
3. Match the POLYmer on the left to the macromolecules on the right.
DNA
Enzyme
Triglyceride
Polysaccharide
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A. Protein
B. Lipid
C. Nucleic acid
D. Carbohydrate
4. Match the MONOmer on the left to the POLYmer on the right.
Fatty acids and glycerol
Monosaccharide
Nucleotide
Amino acid
_________
_________
_________
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A. Polysaccharide
B. RNA
C. Enzyme
D. Phospholipid
5. Match the MONOmer on the left to the POLYmer on the right.
Fatty acids and glycerol
Glucose
Nucleotide
Amino acid
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A. Enzyme
B. Triglyceride
C. Starch
D. DNA
6. Match the MONOmer on the left to the POLYmer on the right.
Amino acid
Nucleotide
Monosaccharide
Fatty acids and glycerol
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A. Glycogen
B. Phospholipid
C. Protein
D. DNA
7. Match the POLYmer on the left to the macromolecules on the right.
Cholesterol
Enzyme
RNA
Cellulose
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A. Protein
B. Nucleic Acid
C. Carbohydrate
D. Lipid
8-18. Complete the chart below. Remember mono means one and poly means many.
MACROMOLECULES FOOD EX.
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic Acids
MONOMER
POLYMER