Curated OER
The Chemical Building Blocks of Life
Amateur biologists examine the macromolecules that are foundational to life: proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates. This worksheet is composed of five pages of questions and plenty of space to write answers. Learners will explore such...
Lesson Plans
Macromolecule Worksheet
Biology scholars are asked to define and explain, to complete a chart, and to fill in the blanks for seventeen macromolecule questions. Easy for pupils to read and comprehensive in content, this is a resource that you will want to use....
Curated OER
Nutrient Analysis Lab
In this nutrient analysis lab worksheet, students perform several experiments in a lab setting. Students test products for carbohydrates (monosaccharides and polysaccharides), proteins, lipids, and starches.
Curated OER
Biologically Important Molecules
In this biologically important molecules learning exercise, students fill in the blank with information about carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins. Students also make notes about nucleic acids.
Colorado State University
Colorado State University: Absorption of Monosaccharides
Page focuses on the processes involved in the generation of monosaccharides and their absorption into the digestive tract. Image shows the transport of glucose across the intestinal epithelium.
University of Hamburg
University of Hamburg: Polysaccharides
Brief description of polysaccharides includes definition, chemical composition, and formation.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Disaccharide
Wikipedia provides a brief description of disaccharides, including hyperlinked terms and examples.
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Food Chemistry: Carbohydrates
Read about carbohydrates, which make up one of the three "Major classes of macronutrients that are essential to living organisms." In addition to defining several terms, including carbohydrate, simple sugars, complex carbohydrates,...
BioMan Biology
Bio Man Biology: Life Chemistry Quizzes
Two multiple-choice quizzes, one on the processes and types of biological molecules, the other on the structure and replication of DNA.
University of Hamburg
University of Hamburg: Sugars, Carbs, Monosaccharides
Description of the chemical makeup of monosaccharides, accompanied by molecular diagrams of glucose, galactose, and fructose. Links to more in depth information.
Biology Pages
Kimball's Biology Pages: Carbohydrates
This is a rather advanced site outlining carbohydrates, and their various forms.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Ribose vs. Deoxyribose
Explains what ribose and deoxyribose are, their chemical structure and properties, similarities and differences, their functions, and their biological importance.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Structure of Monosaccharides
Practice for the MCAT with this quiz about carbohydrates.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Initial Steps in the Metabolism of Dietary Monosaccharides
Practice answering questions over the initial steps in the metabolism of dietary monosaccharides.
Chiral Publishing
Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Molecular Structure: Monosaccharides
Discover the structure of simple sugars by manipulating these 3-D monosaccharide molecules. View them from all angles, and also find links to information about other chemistry topics.
University of Arizona
University of Arizona/biochemistry
Tutorial provides an overview of the structural features of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Carbohydrate
This site from Wikipedia provides an encyclopedia article on carbohydrates provides information on their structure. There is also a section on monsaccharides, disacchardies, and polysaccharides, which gives some information about...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Monosaccharides: Lesson 2
This lesson will introduce monosaccharides, including an overview of their structure, and providing multiple examples. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Monosaccharides."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Monosaccharides: Lesson 3
This lesson will introduce monosaccharides, including an overview of their structure, and providing multiple examples. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Monosaccharides."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Monosaccharides: Lesson 4
This lesson will introduce monosaccharides, including an overview of their structure, and providing multiple examples. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Monosaccharides."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Monosaccharides: Lesson 1
This lesson will introduce monosaccharides, including an overview of their structure, and providing multiple examples. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Monosaccharides."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Structure and Function of Macromolecules: Carbohydrates: Lesson 2
This lesson presents how the structure and function of carbohydrates pertain to living things. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Structure and Function of Macromolecules: Carbohydrates."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Structure and Function of Macromolecules: Carbohydrates: Lesson 1
This lesson presents how the structure and function of carbohydrates pertain to living things. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Structure and Function of Macromolecules: Carbohydrates."