Organic or Inorganic
Building Blocks
Macromolecules
Enzymes I
Enzymes II
100

Water (H2O) is an INORGANIC molecule because the molecule is missing this element.

What is CARBON?

100

The building blocks of our biological macromolecules, called polymers, are referred to as THESE. Amino acids are these in relation to proteins.

What are MONOMERS?

100

These molecules make up DNA and RNA. Their building blocks are nucleotides.

What are NUCLEIC ACIDS?

100

This is the part of the enzyme that the substrate binds to. 

What is the ACTIVE SITE?

100

This THEORY describes the way enzymes and substrates fit together.

What is LOCK and KEY THEORY?

200

Glucose, a simple sugar, (C6H12O6) contains both atoms of carbon and hydrogen making this molecule...

What is ORGANIC?

200

DNA and RNA, two types of nucleic acids, are built out of these subunits, or building blocks.

What are NUCLEOTIDES?

200

All of the molecules in the image fall into this category of macromolecule.

What are CARBOHYDRATES?

200

These TWO factors affect the rate of enzyme action. If these conditions are not optimal the enzyme can even be denatured!

What are TEMPERATURE and PH?

200

Enzymes catalyze, or control, all the chemical reactions that occur in our body, referred to as our metabolism. This is another name for enzymes (and the Regents exam will probably call them this)!

What is a BIOLOGICAL CATALYST?

300
Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids all contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, making all of these molecules... (organic/inorganic)....
What is ORGANIC?
300

Lipids, fats and oils, are composed of these TWO types of building blocks.

What are FATTY ACIDS and GLYCEROLS?

300

These molecules make up our cell membranes, are used for insulation, and serve as a source of stored energy. They are made of glycerols and fatty acids.

What are LIPIDS?

300

This word describes when an enzyme's molecular structure, and therefore its shape, is permanently changed and destroyed.

What is DENATURED?

300

In this type of reaction, simpler building blocks are combined to form a more complex product

What is SYNTHESIS?

400

Carbon dioxide, or CO2, is an INORGANIC molecule because it lacks atoms of this element.

What is HYDROGEN?

400

If a carbohydrate was exposed to a carbohydrate-digesting enzyme, these monomers (building blocks) would be the products.

What are MONOSACCHARIDES, or SIMPLE SUGARS?

400

These macromolecules are composed of monosaccharides (simple sugars). We use them as a source of fast energy.

What are CARBOHYDRATES?

400

This is the substance enzymes work on. 

What is the SUBSTRATE?

400

This type of reaction occurs frequently in our digestive system! In this type of reaction a complex molecule is broken down into its simpler subunits.


What is DIGESTION?

500

This molecule is ____________.

What is ORGANIC?

500

These are the monomers, or building blocks, of proteins. "Protein shakes" are full of these.

What are AMINO ACIDS?

500

There are four main types of these macromolecules in our bodies: hormones, enzymes, antibodies and receptors. The shape of these molecules determines their function!

What are PROTEINS?

500

Temperature affects enzyme action. What is the optimal temperature for sucrase?


What is 37 DEGREES CELSIUS?

500

What is the optimal pH for ENZYME C?


What is a pH of 9?