enzymes
What are enzymes found in?
All living things
What is the primary function of carbohydrates?
The primary function is to provide energy for the body.
What are the building blocks of protein?
Amino acids
What are lipids?
Lipids are fatty compounds that perform a variation of functions in your body.
What are Nucleic Acids?
Nucleic acids are polymers made up by monomers called nucleotide.
What is a Enzyme
Proteins that speed up chemical reactions in living organism.
What is the basic unit of carbohydrates
Monosaccharides
What is used to link together amino acids in a protein chain?
Peptide bonds.
What are the primary functions of lipids in the body?
build cell membranes, and storing energy, and regulating hormone.
What are the two main types of nucleic acids?
DNA and RNA
How do Enzymes work?
Enzymes work by acting as catalysts, making chemical reactions happen faster.
What are simple carbohydrates
Simple carbohydrates are monosaccharides and disaccharides that are quickly digested by the body to provide energy
What are the four levels of protein structure?
Primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary
What is the process called when a lipid is broken down into its component parts?
Hydrolysis
What is the basic building block of a nucleic acid called?
Nucleotide
What factors affect enzymes activities (three)?
temperature, pH, and enzyme concentration
What are complex carbohydrates?
complex carbohydrates are long chains of sugar molecules found in plant based foods.
How does a protein's shape determine its function?
because of the specific 3 dimensional model created by the sequence of amino acids and it dictates which other molecules it can interact with
what are trans fats?
Trans fats are a type of unsaturated fats that have been altered in the chemical structure
what's the difference between DNA and RNA?
The difference is DNA is a double stranded molecule while RNA is a single stranded molecul.
Why do enzymes stop working in high temperatures?
High temperatures cause the enzymes three dimensional shape to change and to denatur.
What are the four main types of Carbohydrates?
Monosaccharide, disaccharides, oligosaccharides, polysaccharides
What types of attractions (chemical bonds and intermolecular forces) are possible during each level of protein structure?
Hydrogen and ionic bonds, hydrophobic interactions, and disulfide bridges.
What is the difference between a saturated and an unsaturated fatty acid?
saturated fats have no double bonds between the carbon atoms, while unsaturated fats have atleast one double bond between its carbon atoms.
What are the four nitrogenous bases found in DNA?
Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, and guanine