Biomolecules
Functions
Other
Properties of water
Enzymes
100
What are the four main biomolecules?
Lipids, Proteins, Carbohydrates, Nucleic Acids
100
What is the function of nucleic acids?
Code for traits; heredity
100

Name two kinds Fat that exist 

Saturated Unsaturated

100

What is the property of water that makes water have surface tension.

Cohesion.

100
What is the purpose of an enzyme?
To catalyze (speed up) a chemical reaction
200

Makes up The Cell Membrane

Lipids

200
What is the function of lipids in a person's diet?
Long-term energy storage
200

What element makes up the highest percentage of the human body. 

Oxygen

200

What is the property of water that makes water sticky to other subastances 

Adhesion.

200
How does an enzyme affect the energy level required to start a reaction?
Lowers it
300
Name two monomers and one polymer of carbohydrates.
Monomers--glucose, fructose Polymers--starch, glycogen, cellulose
300

What is the function of structural proteins, and where are they usually found

Keratin, Hair, Nails.

300

What are the main 6 elements used in life

carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur,

300

Why is water really good at helping to maintain homeostasis.

The specific heat or heat capacity of water requires alot of energy to change maintaining balance in the body.

300
What happens to an enzyme after it performs its "job" on a molecule?
Nothing; it ends up the same as when it started
400
What are the monomers of proteins, and how many are there?
Amino Acids 20
400

What kind of carbohydrates function as The structure for plant cell walls?

Polymers/Polysaccharides = Cellulose

400

What is Hydrolysis 

a chemical reaction in which a water molecule breaks one or more chemical bonds in a compound, splitting it into smaller pieces.

400

Describe the polarity of a water molecule,

Hydrogen atoms are slightly positive and Oxygen atoms are slightly negative; Causing water to have an imbalence of charges

400
What is the name of the place on an enzyme where its molecule binds?
Active site
500
What are the three parts of a nucleotide (monomer of DNA/RNA)?
Phosphate, Sugar, Nitrogenous base
500

PolySaccharides can also be used as an energy storage in animals.
Name the energy storage molecule and what lifeform uses it.

Glycogen.

500

What happens during Dehydration Synthesis? 

Joins molecules together by removing water

500

Why is water really good at dissolving substances.

(Explain)

Water is polar which makes the molecules Attract to and pull apart other molecules. 

500

Name one factor that can affect how well an enzyme works

Temperature, pH (acid/base solution), Salinity , Substrate concentration.

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