Macro Molecules
A polymer of a nucleic acid is known as
Ice's density can be compared to water as
What is ice is less dense then water
The following is a possible function of a protein
What is speeding up of reactions
Acids have a pH of
less than 7
The optimal or most effect point on a graph is the
What is the highest point
This is a possible function of a carbohydrate
what is short term energy
This is the type of bond is connecting the oxygen and hydrogens in the water molecule
What is covalent
Describe the lock and key model
What is the enzyme and substrate fit together perfectly
Bases have a pH scale of
What is greater than 7
This is a polymer of a lipid
What is fat
These are two possible function of a lipid
What are long term energy, insulation
Water dissolves many substances. This is because water has
What is polarity
what is substrate concentration
This is a polymer of a protein
What is an amino acid
The property of water helps water strider insects "walk on water"
What is Cohesion
This is monomer of a carbohydrate (starts with M)
What is Monosaccharide
The property of water allows it to travel up a narrow tube against gravity
What is capillary action (adhesion + cohesion)
This is the reason the rate of reaction decrease at temperatures higher than 37 degrees Celsius
What is the enzyme denatures above the optimal temperature
Neutral solutions have
What is equal concentrations of H+ and OH-
When a person sweats, his/her body temperature goes down. This happens because
What is water has high heat capacity and vaporization
The elements in nucleic acids are (not just letters)
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Phosphorous.
The ability of water to travel up a narrow tube against gravity is due to ____________________ between water molecules and the sides of the tube. It is also due to _______________________ between water molecules near the side of the tube and water molecules near the center of the tube
The part of the enzyme where the substrate binds is known as the ________________.
What is the active site
Acids have a higher concentration of
H+ than OH-
When salt dissolves in water, water is the _________________, salt is the _______________, and the mixture is called a ___________________.