Biomolecules Trivia
From glycogen to DNA, see if your brain’s the real energy molecule.
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
What is the name of the form in which the body stores glucose for later energy use?
Glycogen
What cooking ingredient forms when collagen-rich animal bones, cartilage, and skin are cooked and their connective tissue breaks down?
Gelatin
Omega-3s are polyunsaturated fatty acids; what broad class of biomolecules also includes fats and oils?
Lipids
What lab technique makes many copies of a selected DNA segment, helping forensic analysts study tiny samples?
PCR
What selectively permeable barrier surrounds a cell and regulates which substances enter and leave?
Cell membrane