Building Blocks
What is a polymer?
What is multiple monomers bonded together.
What is the monomer of nucleic acids?
What is nucleotide.
What are the 4 main groups for biomolecules?
What is Lipids, Proteins, Carbohydrates, and Nucleic Acids.
What type of biomolecules is an enzyme?
What is proteins.
How are biomolecules broken down?
What is Digestion (Hydrolysis).
How are biomolecules built?
What is dehydration synthesis.
Where monomers join to form polymers by losing water.
What is the primary function of nucleic acids?
What is to store and transmit genetic information.
What 3 elements are present in all 4 biomolecules?
What is carbon (C), hydrogen (H), and oxygen (O).
True or False: Once an enzyme has broken down a substrate, the enzyme cannot be reused.
Glycogen and glucose are examples of what biomolecule?
What is carbohydrates.
How do we get the biomolecules our cells need?
What is our diet, by consuming foods that contain carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. Our body then digests these foods to extract the necessary monomers.
DAILY DOUBLE: What is an example of a nucleic acid?
What is DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) or RNA (ribonucleic acid).
There are 20 different kinds of amino acids. What is different between each one?
What is the R group (side chain), which determines the specific properties and functions of each amino acid.
What will happen is the shape of an enzyme's active site is changed?
What is it will affect the enzymes function.
Which biomolecule is typically hydrophobic?
What is Lipids.
How are monomers and polymers connected?
What is covalent bonds:
during condensation reactions, creating larger macromolecules.
Are there nucleic acids in your food?
Yes, nucleic acids are found in all foods that come from living organisms, such as meats, plants, and grains.
DAILY DOUBLE: What is the monomer for Carbohydrates and the monomer for Proteins?
What is monosaccharide (sugar) and Amino acid.
True or False: Enzymes act as catalysts that make chemical reactions happen more efficiently.
What is true.
What is the function of Actin and Myosin?
What is movement (muscles).
Why is it important to eat a well-rounded diet?
A well-rounded diet is important because it ensures that we obtain all necessary biomolecules, including carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids, which are vital for our body's functions.
What is the elemental ratio for Nucleic Acids?
What is trick question, there is none.
Explain how it is possible that with only 20 different types of amino acids, our cells can make an almost infinite number of different types of proteins, each with their own very specific function.
The sequence and arrangement of the 20 amino acids can vary greatly, leading to different protein structures and functions. The specific sequence of amino acids in a protein determines its shape and function, allowing for a vast diversity of proteins.
What are two factors that affect how an enzyme functions?
What is temperature and pH level.
What are two-ringed bases in nucleotides called?