1.3.5 +1.3.6 Role of Biomolecules FMQuiz Homework
Name: ____________________
Q. What term is used to describe a cellular reaction in which large molecules are broken down to smaller
ones?
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Q. Give an example of a catabolic reaction in an animal.
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Q. Give an example of an anabolic reaction in a plant.
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Q. Is energy release a feature of anabolic or catabolic reactions?
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Q. Is protein synthesis an anabolic or catabolic process?
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Q. Is the conversion of ADP to ATP an anabolic or catabolic process?
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Q. Are the reactions in which product molecules are larger than substrate molecules anabolic or catabolic
processes?
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Q. Name a monosaccharide and state a role for it in living organisms.
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Q. Cellulose is a polysaccharide. What is it formed from?
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Q. State a role for cellulose in living organisms.
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Q. True or False. Anabolism is the breaking down of large molecules.
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Q. Name a polysaccharide that has a different role to cellulose.
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1.3.5 +1.3.6 Role of Biomolecules FMQuiz Homework
Q. Give an example of a protein that has a structural role.
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Q. Cellulose is an example of a structural …
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Q. What is the role of the polysaccharide starch or glycogen?
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Q. Where precisely in a plant cell would you expect to find cellulose?
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Q. Give a role of lipids in cells.
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Q. Name the protein found in human hair, nails and skin.
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Q. State two functions of fats in the human body.
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Q. Give one structural function of proteins in living organisms.
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Q. Give one metabolic function of proteins in living organisms.
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Q. An example of a water-soluble vitamin is …
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Q. What reagent or chemicals did you use to test for protein?
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Q. In the test for protein what colour change occurred if protein was present?
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