Cell Showdown
Viral Invaders
Molecule Mania
Enzyme Action
Biology IRL
100

This type of cell has no nucleus

What is a Prokaryotic?

100

Viruses need this in order to reproduce 

What is a host cell?

100

This biomolecule is the body's main source of energy

What are carbohydrates?

100

Enzymes do this to activation energy of a chemical reaction

What is lower it?

100

a runner eats pasta the night before a marathon to store up on this macromolecule

What are carbohydrates?

200

Plant cells have this extra protective structure not found in animal cells.

What is a cell wall?

200

The protein shell that surrounds a virus

What is a capsid?

200
Fats and oils are examples of this biomolecule

What are lipids

200

This is the specific place on an enzyme where the substrate binds

What is the active site?

200

Athletes often drink protein shakes after a workout because proteins help with this

What is muscle repair and growth?

300

This part of the cell membrane helps large or charged molecules across

What are transport proteins?

300

A bacteriophage is a virus that infects this type of organism

What are bacteria?

300

Enzymes are made of this type of macromolecules

What are proteins?

300

When an enzyme changes shape and can no longer function, it is said to be

What is denatured?

300

When you catch a virus, your body produces these proteins to help fight it

What are antibodies?

400

These organelles are responsible for making proteins in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes

What are ribosomes?

400

HIV attacks this type of cell in the immune system

What are helper T cells?

400
Match the biomolecule to it's monomer: Carbohydrate, Protein, Lipid, Nucleic Acid

Carbohydrate= Monosaccharides, Protein= Amino Acids, Nucleic Acid= Nucleotide

400

Two main factors that affect enzyme activity

What is temperature and PH?

400

Sports drinks often contain sugars and electrolytes because these help your body do this during intense activity

What is provide energy and maintain hydration?

500

Moving molecules from low concentration to high concentration requires this type of transport?

What is active transport?

500

This type of virus contains RNA and must use the enzyme reverse transcriptase to make DNA

What is a retrovirus?

500

Which two macromolecules give you energy?

Carbohydrates & Lipids

500

This term describes a molecule that binds to an enzyme and slows or stops it's activity

What is an Inhibitor?

500

Some bacteria can be helpful in your body, such as your gut, because they help perform this process essential for digestion

What is breaking down food or aiding digestion?