Carbohydrates
Enzymes are ________ catalysts
What is protein
This organelle is known as the “powerhouse of the cell” because it produces ATP through cellular respiration.
What is Mitochondria
What is a triglyceride made up of?
What is 1 glycerol backbone and 3 fatty acid chains?
Protein subunits
What is amino acids
Enzymes reduce
What is activation energy
These small structures are responsible for protein synthesis and can be found free-floating in the cytoplasm or attached to the rough ER.
What is Ribosomes
What is special about a phospholipid?
What is a hydrophobic and hydrophilic region or polar and non-polar regions
The functional groups seen in amino acids
What is amino and carboxyl
The reactant that an enzyme acts on
What is the substrate
If a red blood cell is placed in a solution, water will move out of the cell, causing the cell to shrink.
What is hypertonic
Longer chains of of carbohydrates are called
What is Polysaccharide
Fatty acids have what functional group?
What is a carboxyl
Name of enzymes usually end in
What is -ase
When a cell uses energy in the form of ATP to move substances against their concentration gradient, this process is taking place
What is Active Transport
Property that makes them good barriers for cells
What is hydrophobic
What is beta sheets and alpha helixes
Model used to represent enzyme substrate interaction
What is lock and key
This property of the cell membrane describes its ability to control what enters and exits the cell, allowing certain molecules to pass while restricting others.
What is semi permeable