Biomolecules
Functions
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Vocabulary
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 of food that have saturated fat?
Butter, Lard, Meat fat
100
What is the difference between organic and inorganic molecules?
Organic--contains carbon Inorganic--does NOT contain carbon
100
What is the purpose of an enzyme?
To catalyze (speed up) a chemical reaction
200

enzymes are a _____ biomolecule and do this job ____.

what is a protein and speeds up reactions

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

 a molecule that can be bonded to other identical molecules to form a polymer.

What is a monomer?

200

Polymer for a protein

What is an amino acid chain?

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 a phospholipid bilayer, and what is another name for it

regulate what goes in and out of cells and cell membrane

300

Which of the four biomolecules are present in an egg?

Lipids, Protein

300

The shape of an enzyme can change due to shift in temperature or pH. This causes the enzyme to lose its function.

What is denaturing an enzyme?

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

Many sugar molecules linked together

What are Polysaccharides (= starch, vegetables, grains, bread)

400

Name 5 of the elements necessary for molecules of life

What are Carbon, hydrogen, Phosphorus, sulfur, Oxygen, Nitrogen

400

Cells communicate by sending out signaling molecules to other cells to cause a response.

What is cell signaling?  

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

To facilitate substances in or out of the cell

What are structural proteins in the phospholipid bilayer?

500

Force that causes the molecules on the surface of a liquid to be pushed together

What is surface tension?

500

The cell swells up and bursts

What is hypotonic?

500
Name one factor that can affect how well an enzyme works
Temperature, pH (acid/base solution), Substrate concentration, Denatured enzyme
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