Enzymes
Enzymes are biological catalysts, meaning they...
What is speed up chemical reactions happening in organisms?
Also known as a single subunit.
What is a monomer?
This macromolecule provides us with short-term energy.
What are carbohydrates?
This is the chemical formula for water.
What is H2O.
Carbohydrates (also known as sugars) usually end in this suffix.
What -ose?
Lactase ends in the suffix -ase making it a(n)...
What is an enzyme.
A chain of monomers is called a _________ .
What is a polymer?
This type of macromolecule provides us with insulation and long term energy.
What are lipids?
Water is "sticky" because it is a _________ molecule.
What is polar?
A mechanism of maintaining homeostasis by keeping a system at a set point (ex. body temperature, blood sugar level, oxygen level)
What is a negative feedback loop.
The name of the region where substrates bind on an enzyme.
What is the active site?
This is the most abundant carbohydrate on Earth.
What is glucose?
Nucleotides are the monomer of this macromolecule.
What are nucleic acids?
Ice is less dense than liquid water. This property allows ice to _____ on water.
What is float?
The factor that is different between the control and experimental groups is known as the _____________ .
What is the independent variable?
When pH and temperature conditions are not ideal, an enzyme will...
What is loose its shape/fall apart (denature)?
This process breaks down polymers into monomers in the presence of water.
What is Hydrolysis?
This macromolecule does just about everything for us including facilitating our chemical reactions.
What are proteins?
This property of water allows bugs and insects to walk on water to hunt their prey.
What cohesion?
This is a process where small monomers, such as glucose, are joined together. This process produces water as a byproduct.
What is dehydration synthesis.
Enzymes work by lowering what?
What is activation energy (the amount of energy needed for a reaction to happen)?
This process assembles polymers, producing water as a byproduct.
What is Dehydration Synthesis?
This macromolecule surrounds every cell.
What are lipids?
This property of water allows water to defy gravity by traveling up the roots of plants.
What adhesion?
Water has a _____ pH.
What is neutral (pH of 7)?