Biological Molecules

Question 1

What is an amino acid?

Answer 1

The basic unit of a protein

Question 2

What is a carbohydrate?

Answer 2

A molecule, such as starch or glycogen, made of many simple sugars joined together

Question 3

What is a lipid?

Answer 3

One of the basic units of three fatty acids and one glycerol such as olive oil and ear wax

Question 4

What is a fatty acid?

Answer 4

One of the basic units of a lipid, along with glycerol

Question 5

What is glycerol?

Answer 5

One of the basic units of a lipid, along with fatty acids

Question 6

What are proteins?

Answer 6

Large molecules, such as found in muscle tissue, made of many amino acids

Question 7

What is a simple sugar?

Answer 7

A basic sugar unit (such as glucose) that can join together with other sugar units to make large carbohydrates such as starch and glycogen