Water
Two hydrogen atoms covalently bonded to an oxygen atom, what is this molecule?
What is what water is made up of?
What are the monomers of carbohydrates?
Glucose, fructose, galactose
The function of a protein is determined by its _________ (fill in the blank)
What is shape?
The genetic material of the cell and it is composed of recurring monomeric units called nucleotides. what is this monomer?
What are the nucleic acids?
Anaerobic respiration occurs where in a cell?
What is cytoplasm
What explains hydrogen bonding and polarity?
Cohesive, adhesive, and thermal properties of water
Sucrose, lactose; cellulose, starch are _____?
polysaccharides
Formed between the amine and carboxylic acid groups of adjacent amino acids
What are peptide bonds?
The process refers to the synthesis of mRNA from DNA with the help of the enzyme RNA polymerase. What is this process?
What is transcription
The formula of photosynthesis!
(include molar values!)
What is 6CO2+6H2O -> C6H12O6 + 6O2
The ability of like molecules to stick together; this explains water's surface tension with other water molecules
What are the cohesive properties of water?
What are the types of fatty acids?
Saturated, monounsaturated, polyunsaturated
A component of the connective tissue of animals (most abundant protein in mammals).
What is collagen?
Synthesizes new strands from the two parental template strands; cleaves the two excess phosphates and uses the energy released to link the nucleotide to the new strand. What is this enzyme?
What is the DNA polymerase?
Produced when not enough oxygen is delivered to muscles during exercise
What is Lactate?
"The polar molecules of water can interact with other polar molecules", what property is being described here?
What are the solvent properties of water?
Vitamin D and cholesterol are the best-known examples of what type of molecule in the body?
What is Steroids?
A structural change in a protein that results in the loss (usually permanent) of its biological properties.
What is denaturation?
tRNA is linked to ________ amino acid at the beginning of translation.
What is methionine?
a technique used to separate different pigments.. what is this technique called?
What is Chromatography?
The outward facing surfaces of these type of molecules are water soluble while the inward facing is lipid soluble. What term is used to describe this property?
What is amphipathic proteins and lipids
The approximate energy content per gram/KJ of a lipid molecule.
(Hint: carbohydrate is 17)
What is 39?
(38 & 40 are also accepted)
What enzyme is involved in carbon fixation during Photosynthesis
Rubisco
The structural organization of the DNA molecule was correctly proposed in 1953.
(who proposed these ideas)
Who are James Watson and Francis Crick?
The wavelength of the color red is shorter in comparison to the wavelength of yellow. Is this statement true or false?
False