TEAS 7-Biology Exam Questions & Answers 2024

TEAS 7-Biology Exam Questions & Answers 2024 Monomers - ANSWER-small molecular building blocks of polymers Endothermic Reaction - ANSWER-A reaction that ABSORBS energy in the form of heat Hydrolysis - ANSWER-a chemical reaction that adds water to a macromolecule in order to break its covalent bond; key component in digestion The creation of macromolecules is what kind of reaction? - ANSWER-Endothermic reaction called dehydration The breakdown of macromolecules is what kind of reaction? - ANSWER-Exothermic reaction called hydrolysis 4 Types of Macromolecules - ANSWER-carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids Macromolecules are also known as - ANSWER-biopolymers Simplest unit of a carbohydrate - ANSWER-monosaccharide At the molecular level, carbohydrates contain - ANSWER-Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen Glucose - ANSWER-A very common carbohydrate monomer that exists as a hexose (meaning it has 6 carbons in it). Carbohydrate monomers tend to end in - ANSWER--ose