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Monomers
Biomolecule Functions
Examples of Biomolecules
Enzymes
Miscellaneous
100

What is the monomer of carbohydrates?

monosaccharide

100
They build and repair cells, tissues, and muscles.
What is protein
100

Fats, oils, and waxes are examples of this biomolecule.

Lipids

100
What type of biomolecule is an enzyme?
What is a protein
100

The shape of a protein determines its what?

Function

200
Amino Acids are the monomer of this biomolecule.
What is Proteins
200
They provide quick energy and some structure.
What is carbohyrate
200
Lactase is an example of what biomolecule?
What is protein/enzyme
200

When the substrate binds to the enzyme the complex they form is called what?

Enzyme Substrate Complex

200
When an enzyme loses its 3-D shape, it is said to have ________________.
What is denatured.
300
Nucleotides are the monomer of this biomolecule.
What is nucleic acids
300
Stores genetic information.
What is Nucleic Acid
300

Lactase breaks down lactose during digestion. Lactase is an example of an enzyme, but what is lactose?

Carbohydrate/substrate

300
At what location do substrate and enzyme bind?
What is active site
300

During a chemical reaction, we refer to what we start with as ___ and what we end with as _____.

Reactants, Products

400
Fatty Acids are the monomer of this biomolecule.
What is lipids
400
Provides LONG-TERM energy.
What is lipid
400

What polysaccharide is produced by plants to store energy?

Starch

400
Enzymes speed up biological reactions by doing what?
What is lowering activation energy.
400

Lactase is responsible for breaking down lactose into glucose. What is the substrate?

Lactose

500

What is the monomer of all enzymes?

Amino Acids

500

This biomolecule functions as a biological catalyst.

Protein

500

This is a carbohydrate produced in animal cells for energy storage.

What is glycogen

500

These two environmental factors cause enzymes to denature.

Change in pH and increased temperature.

500

How does the sequence of amino acids affect enzymes?

The sequence determines shape, which determines its function.