World Biology Championship

Macromolecules

Rules of the GameYou have been assigned to a team of 3-5 people and will be asked to sit in a row.

A question will flash on the board and you will have 45 seconds to work the problem on your individual whiteboard.

At the end of the time, the teacher will call a number between 1 and 5. The person in each group with the number called will raise his/her board.

Each group with the correct answer will receive one point for their group.

The Spoils of WinningThe victorious group will receive:

Bonus points on an assignment of your choice!

A group photograph on the World Bio Championship wall of winners

Bragging rights until the next installment of the W.B.C.

A mystery prize

Ready...Set...Go!

Question # 1Which two of the four macromolecules provide energy?

• A. carbohydrates and proteins

• B. lipids and nucleic acids

• C. lipids and carbohydrates

• D. proteins and nucleic acids

Question # 2

Which of the following macromolecules is INORGANIC?

A. vitamin

B. mineral

C. lipid

D. protein

Question # 3

Which of the following is a sugar molecule?

• A. transcriptase

• B. water

• C. galactose

• D. monomer

Question # 4The Atkins diet was created about 10 years ago. This diet cuts carbohydrates out of one’s diet in order to lose weight. If carbohydrates are cut from one’s diet, what macromolecule is NOW providing energy?

A. proteins

B. vitamins

C. nucleic acids

D. lipids

Question # 5

List 3 differences between DNA and RNA

Question # 6

Match the following 3 vitamins with their correct role in the body:

A. Vitamin C 1. Wound Healing

B.Vitamin D 2. Blood Clotting

C.Vitamin K 3. Bone Growth

Question # 7

• According to the table, what is the letter W?

Question # 8

According to the table, what is the letter Y?

Question # 9

List the monomer for Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Nucleic Acids:

Question # 10Who am I?

I am made of ribose sugar

I am made of Cytosine, Guanine, Uracil, and Adenine nitrogenous bases

I contain phosphate

EXTRA POINT: name the building block of this nucleic acid

Question # 11

An enzyme is an example of which macromolecule?

A. proteins

B. carbohydrates

C. nucleic acids

D. lipids

Question # 12In the diagram to the right, the 4 monomers that make up the 4 macromolecules are seen. Match the correct monomer with the correct macromolecule:

Remember that the 4 macromolecules are Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, and Nucleic Acids

Question # 13

What do the terms hydrophobic and hydrophilic mean?

Question # 14In the early 1900s, many children had a disease called rickets. Research showed that the children had a deficiency of a vitamin that is necessary for the proper formation of bones. Which of these vitamins was lacking in the diets of these children?

A.vitamin A

B.vitamin C

C.vitamin D

D.vitamin K

Question # 15The characteristics listed below can be used to describe some molecules.1.inorganic2.supplies energy and fiber3.component of plant cell walls4.part of DNA5.made of nucleotides

Which of these sets of characteristics describes a carbohydrate?A.1–3–5B.2–3–4C.2–4–5D.1–3–4

Tie Braker # 16

Give an example of each of the 4 macromolecules, a vitamin, and a mineral

That’s all folks!