BIOCHEMISTRY CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWER KEY
●● A building block of polymer?
Answer: monomer
●● What is the monomer for carbohydrates?
Answer: monosaccharides
●● What are the building blocks for lipids?
Answer: fatty acids and glycerol
●● What is the monomer of proteins?
Answer: amino acid
●● What is the monomer of nucleic acids?
Answer: nucleotides
●● What is a chain of amino acids called?
Answer: polypeptide chain
, ●● Something that speeds up a reaction
Answer: enzyme
●● What are the functions of carbohydrates?
Answer: short term energy and structure
●● What are the functions of lipids?
Answer: Long Term Energy, cell membrane, energy storage, insulation
●● What are the functions of proteins?
Answer: Lower activation energy, movement, fight infection, structure,
transport
●● What are the functions of nucleic acids?
Answer: store and transmit genetic information
●● What are examples of lipids?
Answer: fats, oils, waxes, steroids
●● What are examples of nucleic acids?
Answer: DNA and RNA
EVALUATION SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWER KEY
●● A building block of polymer?
Answer: monomer
●● What is the monomer for carbohydrates?
Answer: monosaccharides
●● What are the building blocks for lipids?
Answer: fatty acids and glycerol
●● What is the monomer of proteins?
Answer: amino acid
●● What is the monomer of nucleic acids?
Answer: nucleotides
●● What is a chain of amino acids called?
Answer: polypeptide chain
, ●● Something that speeds up a reaction
Answer: enzyme
●● What are the functions of carbohydrates?
Answer: short term energy and structure
●● What are the functions of lipids?
Answer: Long Term Energy, cell membrane, energy storage, insulation
●● What are the functions of proteins?
Answer: Lower activation energy, movement, fight infection, structure,
transport
●● What are the functions of nucleic acids?
Answer: store and transmit genetic information
●● What are examples of lipids?
Answer: fats, oils, waxes, steroids
●● What are examples of nucleic acids?
Answer: DNA and RNA