Critical Carbons
This form of carbon consists of hydrogen and only one carbon, 475
hydrocarbon
THe 3 types of fossil fuels are________??? 477
coal, natural gas, petroleum
Biochemistry dead with the chemistry of _______(479)
Living things
Name two of the most important biochemical reactions relating to food, 486
photosynthesis and cellular respiration
biophysics combines the stood of physics and biology in order to examine what ? (488)
the systems of living things
This 3-D form of carbo is strong, compact, and rigid. it has a hardness of 10 b/c no other natural substance is harder than it, 475
diamond
this element primarily makes up fossil fuels (477)
carbon
All Biochemical compounds contain these 3 elements (480)
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
our bodies release energy from ________ in controlled chemical reactions within our cells (486)
fat
When you are on a spinning ride, the walls of the ride keep you from flying off. What would cause you to fly off if the wall weren't there? (488)
inertia
The bonds in the compound of this form of hydrocarbon are all single bonds, 476.
(Saturated hydrocarbon)
This fossil fuel, containing mostly the same gas produced by a cow’s stomach, burns cleaner than coal and with much less soot,478.
(Natural gas)
All biochemical compounds can be grouped in these 4 main classes: ______? 480
(Carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids)
This protein catalyst is essential to food digestion and cellular respiration, 484.
(Enzymes)
The pressure exerted downwards on an airplane wing by the air above it is less than the pressure exerted upwards from the air below it. This is called _____. 489
Paraffin wax candles are this type of hydrocarbon, 476.
(Saturated hydrocarbon)
This fossil fuel is formed mostly from the remains of marine animals such as plankton and algae, 478.
petroleum
Without this biomolecule, living things would not have the energy they need to survive, 481.
(Glucose)
This substance is needed in forming the enzymes required for cellular respiration, 484.
(Vitamin B)
A forensics engineer is called to a car accident scene. After determining the amount of friction which caused the car to stop, he or she can estimate the _______. 491
(Speed of the car before the driver hit the brakes)
This type of hydrocarbon contains one or more double bonds, and their names end in -ene, 477.
(unsaturated hydrocarbons)
When hydrocarbons of fossil fuels are burned in the presence of adequate oxygen, this is called ____? 479
(Complete combustion)
This class of biochemical compounds regulates life processes and defends against infections(keeps immune system strong) 481.
(Proteins)
Photosynthesis and cellular respiration are related in this important way, 487.
(The products of one are the reactants of the other)
Name three types of technology that biophysicists have developed to help patients with heart problems, 492.
(Cardiac defibrillators, pacemakers, and artificial heart valves)