A Student Has Isolated a Large Compound (Macromolecule) from Cells

question 4

Multiple Choice

A student has isolated a large compound (macromolecule) from cells. Chemical analysis of the compound shows that it is made up of the following elements: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur. To which group of macromolecules does this compound most likely belong?

• A) carbohydrate
• B) protein
• C) nucleic acid
• D) lipid
• E) aqueous

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Definitions:

Functionalist Perspective

A viewpoint within sociology that emphasizes the role that each part of society plays in maintaining the stability and functioning of the whole.

Ethnocentrism

The tendency to view one’s own culture as superior to all others.

Cultural Relativism

The principle that an individual's beliefs and activities should be understood in terms of their own culture, rather than judged against the criteria of another.

Sociological Imagination

C. W. Mills’s term for the ability to perceive how dynamic social forces influence individual lives.