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Biochemistry TEST 1B 2025- 2026 Review GRADED A+ QUESTIONS WIT H
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
Biochemistry Test
Why is life carbon based?
Carbon can form bonds with many other atoms
What are carbs made of?
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
What are the functions of carbohydrates?
sugars that are used as an immediate energy source, structure, and building other
molecules
What is the monomer of carbs?
monosaccharides
What are some monosaccharides?
glucose and fructose
What does the bond of two monosaccharides create?
Disaccharide
What are some disaccharides?
lactose and sucrose
What is the polymer of carbs?
polysaccharide
What are some polysaccharides?
starch, glycogen, cellulose, chitin
What process do two monomers use to form a polymer?
Dehydration Reaction
What process does a polymer use to form a monomer?
Hydrolysis
What is the function of starch?
plant energy storage
What is the function of glycogen?
animal energy storage
What is the function of cellulose?
Providing structure to plant cell walls
What is the function of chitin?
Forming the exoskeleton of some animals
What are nucleic acids made of
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus
What functional groups are found in nucleic acids?
Phosphate, hydroxyl, and occasionally amino
What is the function of nucleic acids?
store and transmit hereditary or genetic information
What is the monomer of nucleic acids called?
Nucleotides
What is the polymer of nucleic acids called?
polynucleotides
Biochemistry TEST 1B 2025- 2026 Review GRADED A+ QUESTIONS WIT H
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
Biochemistry Test
Why is life carbon based?
Carbon can form bonds with many other atoms
What are carbs made of?
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
What are the functions of carbohydrates?
sugars that are used as an immediate energy source, structure, and building other
molecules
What is the monomer of carbs?
monosaccharides
What are some monosaccharides?
glucose and fructose
What does the bond of two monosaccharides create?
Disaccharide
What are some disaccharides?
lactose and sucrose
What is the polymer of carbs?
polysaccharide
What are some polysaccharides?
starch, glycogen, cellulose, chitin
What process do two monomers use to form a polymer?
Dehydration Reaction
What process does a polymer use to form a monomer?
Hydrolysis
What is the function of starch?
plant energy storage
What is the function of glycogen?
animal energy storage
What is the function of cellulose?
Providing structure to plant cell walls
What is the function of chitin?
Forming the exoskeleton of some animals
What are nucleic acids made of
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus
What functional groups are found in nucleic acids?
Phosphate, hydroxyl, and occasionally amino
What is the function of nucleic acids?
store and transmit hereditary or genetic information
What is the monomer of nucleic acids called?
Nucleotides
What is the polymer of nucleic acids called?
polynucleotides
