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BIO 100 UNIT 4 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS carbohydrates - ....ANSWER ...-Sugars and large molecules made from sugars. Key for dietary energy in animals and structural component of plants. Names end in ose. Monomers:Monosaccharides (building blocks) Polymers:Polysaccharides lipids - ....ANSWER ...-Fats and all lipids are hydrophobic. They make up yourcellular membranes (phospholipids bilayer) andintegrated in your membranes as cholesterol.● Cholesterol: maintain fluidity in animal cellmembranes● Phospholipids: hydrophilic head (water-loving)phosphate group + 2 hydrophobic tails● Triglycerides● Steroid hormones proteins - ....ANSWER ...-Carry out key functions in life. There are 20different kinds of amino acids that are arranged in a specific order within a protein. Protein structure determines its function. Monomers: Amino Acids (building blocks)joined together by peptide bonds to make =Polymers: Polypeptides nucleic acid - ....ANSWER ...-DNA → hereditary material● RNA → helps create proteins Monomers: Nucleotides (building blocks) ...©️ 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1