Macro-Molecules
DNA
Protein Synthesis
Enzymes
Analyze!
100

Carbohydrates are composed of which building block?

Simple Sugars 

100
What is the basic unit of a DNA molecule?

Nucleotide 

100

Which process is responsible for synthesizing proteins from RNA? 

Translation

100
Enzymes are which type of Macromolecule?

protein

100

What is the role of the active site on this enzyme?

To allow a chemical reaction to take place, for digestion to take place, allow the substrate to bind to the enzyme 

200

What is the macromolecule that these item belongs to and what are the building blocks associated with this macromolecule?

Macromolecule: Lipids

Building Block: Glycerol and Fatty Acids

200

A nucleotide is made up of 3 sub units. What are they?

1. Deoxyribose sugar

2. Phosphate

3. Nitrogen Base 

200

Translation occurs in which organelle of the cell 

Ribosome
200

The following enzyme is part of the process of digestion. draw the shape of the substrate that would fit into this enzyme to allow digestion to take place 

200

What process is happening in the following digram?

Protein Synthesis 

300

Nucleotides are building blocks of Nucleic Acids. What is an example of a Nucleic Acid found in all living organisms?

DNA or RNA 

300

If there are 24 Adenine bases in a strand of DNA, how many Thymine bases would there be in the same strand 

24


300

Amino acids that are bonded together in a long chain creates a_____?

Protein 

300

The process is showing molecules going from simple to complex. What process is shown?

Synthesis 

300

What is the enzyme activity of  Carbonic anhydrase at a pH of 4?

20%

400

Identify the macromolecule that is responsible for carrying genetic information

Nucleic Acids 

400

What is DNA Replication?

the process of copying and synthesizing (making) new DNA

400

the structure of a protein determines its ______

Function 

400

Why is an enzyme shape so important?

shape determines function, each shape of an enzyme has a specific function.

400

In the following diagram, are molecules being built up into more complex ones, or broke down into smaller more simple molecules? what process is this called?

broken down , Digestion 

500

What are the elements that make up the macromolecule PROTEINS

Carbon

Hydrogen

Oxygen

Nitrogen

500

What is the correct complementary base pair for the following DNA strand?

C T C A G C

500

what are the nitrogen bases associated with RNA and protein synthesis? 

A U C G

500
what two environmental conditions can affect the shape of an enzyme? 

Temperature and pH

500

Why is this protein not going to function properly? 

it has been denatured, the shape has changed 

600

Energy in this molecule is stored where?

chemical bonds

hydrogen bonds

bonds between atoms

600

The following diagram represents a portion of a DNA molecule. What do the letters represent? 

Nitrogen bases 

600

Translate the following RNA code into Amino Acids 

                    AUG - GGA - CUA - UAG

MET - GLY - LEU - STOP

600

If an enzyme works at its optimum at a neutral pH of 7, what will happen to the enzyme if it is placed in an acidic environment with a pH of 1. 

Denature or change shape

600

the following diagram is a model of a molecule found in the body. what are the building blocks of this molecule?

Nucleotide