Prop. of Water
Enzymes
Macomolecules
Vocab
Pictures/Graphs
100

Cohesion is a property of water. It allows water to have this other property, forming tension at it's surface

Surface Tension

100

Enzymes ______________ activation energy.

A) Increase B) Decrease C) No effect

decrease

100
Macromolecules are organic molecules. This means that they all contain which element?

Carbon

100

This is where the substrate binds to the enzyme.

Active Site

100

Peptide bonds merge what monomers together? What do they form?

Amino acids which make proteins.

200

Which property of water makes it able to dissolve many different molecules? This allows chemical reactions to occur more efficiently.

Water is the universal solvent

200

What do carbohydrates and lipids have in common? (hint: it is not the elements)

They both supply us with energy. Lipids, long term. Carbohydrates, fast energy.

200

DNA and RNA are examples of what type of macromolecule?

Nucleic Acid

200

True or False:

Polymers are the building blocks for monomers.

False.

Monomers are the building blocks for polymers.

200

What does the dotted line represent?

A chemical reaction that occurred without an enzyme.

300

True or False:

Oil is a nonpolar molecule that means it cannot be dissolved in water.

True

300
What is the role of an enzyme?

Speed up a chemical reaction

300

Sugar and starches are examples of what type of macromolecule?

Carbohydrates

300

Water has both a positive and a negative end. This is because water is __________.

Polar

300

What is the optimal pH of pepsin? Is it acidic or basic?

2, acidic (less than 7)

400

Which property of water helps plants get water to their leaves from their roots, moving against gravity?

Capillary Action

400

True or False:

An enzyme is a protein that functions as the biological catalyst.

True
400

What are three functions of lipids?

structural material, insulation, long term energy

400

Water's ability to stick to other things, like rain sticking to a window is an example of which property of water?

Adhesion

400

This diagram shows a hydrogen bond, which is formed from the ___________ charged hydrogen to the _____________ charged oxygen.

positively charged hydrogen, negatively charged oxygen

500

Which property of water can be seen by the fact that the metal pan you're boiling water in becomes hotter faster than the water. 

High Specific Heat

500
People that are lactose intolerant cannot digest dairy products. What enzyme are they missing? (remember all enzymes end in -ase)

Lactase

500

Steroids and cholesterol are examples of what type of macromolecule?

Lipids

500

If something has a pH of 10 it is said to be________.

Basic

500

What is represented in A and E

Substrate, Product

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