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3 Biological Molecules

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Total cards: 7•Content version: v3•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

What are carbohydrates made up of?

Back (Answer)

Made up of small basic units called simple sugars. Formed from carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms. An example of a simple sugar is glucose.

#2
Front (Question)

Name the chemicals that make up proteins

Back (Answer)

Made up of long chains of amino acids linked together. Formed from carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms. An example is haemoglobin.

#3
Front (Question)

Name the chemicals that make up lipids

Back (Answer)

Made from basic units called fatty acids and glycerol. There are three fatty acids in each lipid, and they vary in different lipids. They are important in forming cell membranes and other molecules in the body, such as fats in storage cells.

#4
Front (Question)

Test for starch

Back (Answer)

Iodine solution - brown to blue-black.

#5
Front (Question)

Test for glucose

Back (Answer)

Benedict’s reagent - blue to brick-red

#6
Front (Question)

Test for protein

Back (Answer)

Biuret test - blue to purple

#7
Front (Question)

Test for lipids

Back (Answer)

Ethanol - Clear to cloudy-milky