BIOL 111 Sample Quiz

Name three types of carbohydrates. Are they hydrophobic or hydrophilic? Why?

Monosaccharides, Disaccharides, and Polysaccharides; all are hydrophilic

What linkage bonds glycerol to a fatty acid? In which molecules would you find this type of bond?

Ester linkages; lipids

Amino acids are monomers of which group of macromolecules? Why are they called amino acids?

Proteins; They have an amino group and a carboxyl group that makes it acidic