Biological Molecules

• What are biological molecules?

  Carbohydrates

  Proteins

  Lipids
• Which three elements are found in carbohydrates?

  oxygen

  carbon

  hydrogen
• Carbohydrates are broken down in both the mouth and the small intestine.

  true
• Is starch a type of carbohydrate, protein or lipid?


  carbohydrate
• Is glucose a monomer or a polymer?


  monomer
• Is glycogen a monomer or a polymer?


  Polymer
• What are the monomers that join together to form proteins called?

  amino acids
• Proteins are mainly made from carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and which other element? 

  nitrogen
• What are lipids made up of

  3 fatty acids

  one glycerol molecule