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What are the four main categories of biomolecules?
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4. Biomolecules
Introduction to Biomolecules
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Which of the following are the four major groups of biological molecules?
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Lipids, carbohydrates, amino acids, and nucleotides
B
Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids
C
Proteins, nucleic acids, enzymes, and hormones
D
Carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, and minerals
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Identify the four major groups of biological molecules that are essential for life processes.
Understand that carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids are the primary categories of macromolecules in biology.
Recognize that amino acids are the building blocks of proteins, and nucleotides are the building blocks of nucleic acids, not separate major groups.
Note that enzymes and hormones are functional proteins, and vitamins and minerals are not considered macromolecules.
Conclude that the correct grouping of the four major biological molecules is carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids.
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