Misc.
Carbon can bond with up to how many atoms?
4
This disaccharide goes in our morning coffee
Sucrose
Lipids are soluble in water. True or false.
False. They are insoluble.
The process where a protein permanently changes it shape.
Denaturation
The monomers of Nucleic Acids
nucleotides
CO2 is organic. True or False
False
Humans store this polysaccharide in their liver
Glycogen
What type of energy storage is provided by fats?
Long-term energy storage
These proteins lower activation energy and speed up chemical reactions within the body
Enzymes
This type of nucleic acid is double-stranded
DNA
NaCl is an inorganic molecule. True or False
True
Are carbohydrates soluble or insoluble in water?
Soluble
Where is a common place you can find phospholipids?
Cell membrane
True or False. Once a protein loses its shape, it can be changed back to its original shape.
False. It cannot be changed back.
This type of nucleic acid is the genetic code
DNA
What two elements must be present for a molecule to be organic?
Carbon and Hydrogen
Name the elements that make up a carbohydrate
Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen
This type of lipid acts as a chemical signaler in the body (estrogen, testosterone).
Steroids
What are 2 ways in which enzymes can be denatured?
Extreme temperature and pH
The region where an enzyme and substrate bind
Active site
A steroid that lines blood passageways
Cholesterol
Name the monomers and polymers of carbohydrates.
Monosaccharides and polysaccharides
Unsaturated fat's chemical structure differs from saturated fats in what way? Explain the appearance.
Double bond between Carbon and Hydrogen. Bent appearance.
Name two of the three functions of proteins
Cell signaling, biological catalysts, Cell transport
Name the two types of Nucleic acids
DNA and RNA