Macromolecules of Life
Monomers and Polymers
Enzymes
Labs
Miscellaneous
100
If you are eating a cheeseburger, which part of the burger would have the most protein?
The meat
100
If a polymer is like a lego house, then a monomer is like a...
Lego piece
100
Enzymes (slow down / speed up) chemical reactions by (lowering / raising) the activation energy
Speed up / lowering
100
What is the function of salivary amylase?
To break down starch (a polysaccharide) into smaller polymers of maltose
100
Where were two orca whales spotted breaching the surface last Saturday in BC?
near the sea plane terminal at Coal Harbour
200
Name any three of the four macromolecules of life
Lipids, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, protein
200
What is the importance of bile and where is it produced?
it helps in the break down of fats (as an emulsifier) and produced in the liver
200
The lock and key model explains that an enzyme must be specific for its _____________.
Substrate
200
What reaction is catalyzed by catalase?
H2O2 --> H2O + O2
200
How many ties does Mr. Batada own? You must get it to the +/- 3 range.
12
300
What macromolecules would you expect to find in a breakfast burrito?
All of them (lipids, protein, carbohydrates, nucleic acids)
300
Chains of ________ _________ form polypeptides, which are eventually folded to become __________.
amino acids; proteins
300
Amylase breaks down the bonds in starch, this is referred to as what type of reaction _____________________.
hydrolysis /catabolic
300
Why is catalase important?
H2O2 is an agent that causes oxidative damage/stress. Catalase lowers the level of H2O2 in cells by helping it become oxygen and water instead.
300
What was the score in yesterday's boys soccer match with Mulgrave winning?
4-0
400
You are trying to back a cake and rub butter across the bottom of your pan. While no one else is looking, you quickly swipe a piece of butter and eat it. What kind of fat did you just eat and why is it solid?
Saturated fat; the lack of carbon-carbon double bonds allow the fatty acid chains to pack together, which increase solidity
400
What is the main structural polyasaccharide found in plants?
cellulose
400
Pepsin is an enzyme that is most active in your stomach. Your body has a pH of about 7, while your stomach has a pH of 1.5. If you moved pepsin to your small intestines (pH = 8), what would you expect to happen?
The pepsin would change its structure and stop working (become denatured)
400
You have a test tube of a mysterious sugar compound. What tests could you do to determine if it is a polysaccharide like starch?
Test for starch is Lugol's Iodine test.
400
Economists David Card, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens won the 2021 Nobel economics prize on Monday for pioneering “natural experiments” to show real-world economic impacts in areas from the U.S. fast-food sector to migration from Castro-era Cuba. What is special about Mr. Card
He was born in Canada and is now a professor at the University of California, Berkeley
500
In regards to macromolecules, why does it make sense to say "you are what you eat."
We take in the basic molecules of life (the macromolecules), break it down in our bodies, and then build them back up into the macromolecules to use for our body.
500
If you are breaking down glycosidic bonds, what kind of macromolecule did you most likely just eat?
Carbohydrate
500
In the following figure, what part of the curve represents the optimal temperature for the enzyme Trypsin?
The peak of the curve
500
DAILY DOUBLE!!!! SHOW YOUR BIOSPEAK. You have just run a marathon. After depleting nearly all of your glycogen reserves, someone shoves a piece of bread into your mouth and asks you to chew--but not swallow. What is happening chemically in your mouth right now?
The salivary amylase is breaking down the starch, which is a chain glucose molecules. The starch is broken down to smaller sugars (maltose) through hydrolysis, which may result in sweeter sugars.
500
which idiom or phrase is represented
by this puzzle
Piece (p's) of pumpkin pie