Organic Compounds
Enzymes
Macromolecules
Structures
100
What are the four types of organic compounds?
Carbohydrates, Lipids, Protein, Nucleic Acids
100
What does catalyze mean?
Speed up
100
Isotopes are atoms that have different numbers of ______.
neutrons
100
What structure is this?
triglyceride
200
What are Saturated and Unsaturated fats?
Saturated: Single bond and solid at room temperature / Unsaturated: Double bond and liquid at room temperature
200
What are enzymes?
Enzymes are proteins that catalyze the rate of a chemical reaction
200
Covalent bonds are only formed between ____________.
non-metals
200
What structure is this?
ATP
300
What are the monomer and polymers for Proteins?
Monomer: Amino Acids Polymer: Polypeptides/Peptides
300
What are the two factors that affect enzyme activity?
Temperature and pH level
300
Which kind of bond is formed between water molecules?
hydrogen bonds
300
This is one of the structures of proteins. What structure is this?
tertiary structure
400
What are the four possible nitrogen bases?
Adenine, Cytosine, Thymine, Guanine
400
What will happen without Enzymes?
Everyday reactions would occur too far slow for us to survive. Also, we would not be able to break down toxic wastes
400
What is an element made of?
one type of atom
400
What structure is this?
amino acid
500
What are the four types of protein structure and what explains them?
Primary structure: Sequence of amino acids that makes up the protein / Secondary structure: Folding patter of the protein / Tertiary structure: General 3D structure of the protein / Quaternary: Multiple peptide chains entangled together
500
What is a substrate?
Substrate is a molecule that attaches to the enzyme’s active site
500
Is milk acidic or basic?
acidic
500
What is this structure?
lactose