Biochemistry

Question 0

Inorganic

Answer 0

Doesn’t Contain carbon and hydrogen

Ex water H2O

Question 1

Andrew

Answer 1

Thompson

Question 2

Organic

Answer 2

Contains carbon and hydrogen

Ex c6h12o6

Question 3

Cohesion

Answer 3

An attraction between molecules of the same substance.

The reason why water beads on the window.

Question 4

Adhesion

Answer 4

Adhere to other things

Question 5

Solution

Answer 5

A mixture where all components are equally distributed.

Question 6

Solute

Answer 6

Substance being dissolved.

Question 7

Solvent

Answer 7

Substance in which the solute dissolves

Question 8

Carbohydrates

Answer 8

Ex Apple, glucose, starch

Subunit simple sugar

Question 9

Lipids

Answer 9

Ex oil, ear wax

Subunit. 1 glycerol + 3fatty acids

Question 10

Proteins

Answer 10

Ex meat, enzymes

Subunit. Amino acids

Question 11

Nucleic acids

Answer 11

Ex DNA

Subunit. Nucleotide(sugar , phosphate, base)

Question 12

Catalyst

Answer 12

Speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction.

Question 13

Enzyme

Answer 13

Organic catalysts made of protein.

Question 14

Active site

Answer 14

The pockets in an enzyme where substrate fits

• usually enzyme is larger than substrate.

Question 15

Lock and key model

Answer 15

Lock = enzyme
Key= substrate

Question 16

pH scale

Answer 16

Pepsin works best at a pH of 2

Salivary amylase works best at a pH of 6.8

Question 17

Denature

Answer 17

When temperatures get to high enzymes die.
The enzymes lose their shape
Enzymes can’t function.
45 degrees Celsius is when enzymes denature.

Question 18

Substrate

Answer 18

Molecules upon which an enzyme acts

All enzymes are proteins.