Honors Biology Biochemistry Exam 2026 Questions and Answers

Honors Biology Biochemistry Exam 2026
Questions and Answers

organic compound - Correct answer-Compound that contains carbon bonded to

hydrogen and is found in living things

polymer - Correct answer-Large molecule made up of smaller building blocks or

monomers

carbohydrate - Correct answer-An essential structural component of many cells and

source of quick energy; ratio of 2H:1O

monosaccharide - Correct answer-Building block of carbohydrates; Monomer

Simple sugar can be glucose, galactose or fructose

Chemical formula is C6H12O6

polysaccharide - Correct answer-Large carbohydrate made up of many

monosaccharides; Polymer;

ex. starch, glycogen, and cellulose

glucose - Correct answer-Monosaccharide or simple sugar;


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, Blood sugar; Monomer;

Building block for starch, glycogen and cellulose

starch - Correct answer-Polysaccharide made of glucose molecules; Polymer; Food

storage molecule for plants;

Turns iodine from orange to black

glycogen - Correct answer-Polysaccharide made of glucose molecules;

Polymer;

Used by animals to store carbohydrates in the liver and skeletal muscles

cellulose - Correct answer-Polysaccharide made of glucose molecules;

Polymer; Provides support in plants;

Fiber; Can't be digested by humans

protein - Correct answer-An organic compound that is made of one or more chains

of amino acids;

Principal component of all cell membranes, includes enzymes, antibodies,

hemoglobin, muscle

amino acid - Correct answer-Building block or monomer of a protein;

20 occur naturally;
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