Biomolecules
Protein Synthesis
Digestive System
Nucleic Acids
Proteins
100
Proteins, lipids, carbohydrates and nucleic acids represent these.
What are the four main groups of biomolecules?
100
The structure that holds the genetic information required to make proteins.
What is DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)?
100
On the way from the mouth food travels down this structure (body part) on the way to the stomach.
What is the esophagus?
100
DNA and RNA are made from these monomers.
What are nucleotides?
100
These are the building blocks of proteins.
What are amino acids?
200
This is the smallest piece of a macromolecule (generic name)?
What is a monomer?
200
The process of translation occurs here.
What is the cytoplasam?
200
DAILY DOUBLE Involuntary muscle contractions that move food through the digestive system
What is peristalsis?
200
The two main functions of nucleic acids.
What is the storage and transfer of genetic information?
200
Proteins that are made form "water loving" monomers are can be called.
What is hydrophillic?
300
The functions of these biomolecules play in living organisms include quick energy, energy storage and structure (cell walls in plants).
What are carbohydrates?
300
The process in which DNA is unzipped and copied to produce a single stranded RNA molecule.
What is transcription?
300
This digestive system organ produces enzymes that break down proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates.
What is the pancreas?
300
The five nitrogenous bases that are use to store and transfer genetic information.
What are Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine and Uracil?
300
This small number of amino acids is responsible for all the proteins found in our bodies.
What is 20?
400
This macromolecule is not actually a poylmer, but instead consider a very large single molecule.
What are lipids?
400
The RNA molecule produced by transcription represents a ___________ copy of one gene of DNA.
What ia complementary?
400
The liver produces bile that is stored in this organ.
What is the gall bladder?
400
DAILY DOUBLE The general description of a nucleotide.
What is a strong phosophate and 5-carbon sugar backbone attached to a nitrogenous base?
400
Name two factors that can affect a proteins shape.
What is temperature and pH?
500
The process in which a water molecule is added to a polymer (with the help of enzymes) and breaks the covalent bond holding the monomers together.
What is a hydrolysis reaction or hydrolysis?
500
The process of translation results in the production of a polypeptide and requires these four things.
What are RNA, a ribosome, amino acids and enzymes?
500
This organ possess colonies of usesful bacteria that help to digest cellulose and produce vitamins.
What is the large intestine?
500
A sequence of three DNA or RNA nucleotides that correspond with specific amino acid during protein synthesis.
What is a codon?
500
Name four of the eight major function that proteins play in our body.
What are enzymatic, structural, storage, transport, hormonal, receptor, contractile (movement), and defensive.
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