Macromolecules
What is the monomer of a carbohydrate?
What is a monosaccharide?
What type of macromolecule are enzymes?
What are proteins?
Which bases pair with adenine and cytosine in DNA?
What are thymine and guanine?
What is a key biological purpose of carbohydrates?
What is to provide energy or structure?
What is a positive control in an experiment?
What is a setup where you expect a known reaction or result?
What is the monomer of a nucleic acid?
What is a nucleotide?
What does an enzyme do to activation energy?
What is lower it?
How many hydrogen bonds are between G and C?
What are 3?
What’s the general formula for carbohydrates?
What is (CH2O)n?
Why is it important to label materials during a lab experiment?
What is to keep track of variables and avoid mix-ups?
Which polysaccharide do animals use to store glucose?
What is glycogen?
What is the name of the place on the enzyme where the substrate binds?
What is the active site?
What are the three parts of a nucleotide?
What are phosphate group, sugar, and nitrogenous base?
Which carbohydrate is used for structure in plants?
What is cellulose?
What can happen to an enzyme when exposed to extreme conditions?
What is it can denature and lose its function?
What makes cellulose structurally different from starch?
What is the difference in the type of glycosidic bonds (beta in cellulose, alpha in starch)?
What happens to an enzyme when it gets too hot?
What is it denatures?
What type of bond connects bases across the two strands of DNA?
What are hydrogen bonds?
Why might different carbohydrates affect people’s blood sugar differently?
What are differences in digestion rate, fiber content, or individual metabolic health?
What is the purpose of using chemical indicators like Benedict’s or Lugol’s in labs?
What is to test for the presence of specific biomolecules?
Which test would turn purple in the presence of protein?
What is the Biuret test?
Name 3 factors that affect enzyme activity.
What are temperature, pH, and substrate concentration?
What is the backbone of DNA made of?
What are sugar and phosphate groups?
What is one general way to manage blood sugar when eating carbohydrates?
What is to pair them with fiber, protein, or fat?
Why might whole cells test positive for multiple biomolecule tests?
What is because cells contain proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids?