Honors Biology EOC Practice Exam
Study Guide
Carbohydrate - Answer✔️✔️-This macromolecule is broken down to release energy.
Polysacchride - Answer✔️✔️-The subunit of carbohydrates
Protein - Answer✔️✔️-This macromulecule makes up the main structures for muscles,
hair, etc.
Amino acid - Answer✔️✔️-The subunit of proteins
Lipid - Answer✔️✔️-This macromolecule stores energy and helps form cell walls.
Fatty acid - Answer✔️✔️-The subunit of lipids
Nucleic acid - Answer✔️✔️-This macromolecule carries genetic information
Nucleotides - Answer✔️✔️-The subunit of nucleic acid.
Starch - Answer✔️✔️-This molecule is used as an energy store, and its subunits are
glucose and glycosidic bonds.
Cellulose - Answer✔️✔️-This molecule makes up plants' cell walls, and its subunits are
glucose (monomers).
Insulin - Answer✔️✔️-This molecule is a hormone that regulates metabolism, and its
subunits are amino acids.
Glycogen - Answer✔️✔️-This molecule is used for short term energy storage, and it is the
most common form of energy within organisms. Its subunits are polysacchrides of
glucose.
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Glucose - Answer✔️✔️-This molecule is the source of all energy within organisms, and it
begins respiration. Its subunits are polysacchrides.
Enzymes - Answer✔️✔️-These molecules are catalysts for the breakdown of substances.
Their subunits are amino acids.
Fats - Answer✔️✔️-These molecules are used as energy stores, and their subunits are
lipids or triglycerides.
DNA - Answer✔️✔️-This molecule is used to carry the genetic code within a cell. Its
subunits are nucleotides.
RNA - Answer✔️✔️-This molecule is used to transport the genetic code within a cell. Its
subunits are ribonucleotides.
Amber, purple - Answer✔️✔️-The nutrient test for starches is iodine. What color does the
solution turn if negative? Positive? (separate the answers by a comma)
No spot, spot - Answer✔️✔️-The nutrient test for starches is the paper test. What reaction
does the scientist get if negative? Positive? (separate the answers by a comma)
Blue, orange - Answer✔️✔️-The nutrient test for monosacchrides is Benedict's solution.
What color does the solution turn if negative? Positive? (separate the answers by a
comma)
Blue, purple - Answer✔️✔️-The nutrient test for proteins is Bluret's solution. What color
does the solution turn if negative? Positive? (separate the answers by a comma)
Nucleus - Answer✔️✔️-This organelle is membrane enclosed and found in eukaryotes. It
contains the genetic information for cells
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