Biomolecules, Chemistry, Enzymes Flashcards

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0
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A _____ is made up of a sugar, nitrogen base, and a phosphate group

A

Nucleotide

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No other atom can form the number and variety of molecules that ______ can because it can bond to 4 other atoms at the same time to make carbs, lipids, nucleic acids, and proteins

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Carbon

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2
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What nitrogen base is found in DNA but not RNA

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Thymine

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Lipids are different from other macromolecules because they are

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Hydrophobic and don’t dissolve in water

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Glycogen, cellulose, and starch are all

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Polysaccharides- carbs

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5
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Which 2 kinds of molecules combine to form cell membranes

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Phospholipids and proteins

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Adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine, and uracil are all

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Nitrogen bases used to make nucleotides

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Which part of a phospholipid molecule is non- polar and hydrophobic

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Lipid tails

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This molecule is a

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Amino acid

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9
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This molecule is

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ATP

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10
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Polysaccharides

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B

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Nucleic acids

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C

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Proteins

A

A

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Made by joining amino acid subunits in long chains which provide a wide variety of functions in cells

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Protein

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Made from carbon, hydrogen, an oxygen atoms in a 1:2:1 ratio

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Carbohydrates

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Made from nucleotide subunits which store and carry information

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Nucleic acids

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Hydrophobic fats, oils, waxes, and steroids made mainly from carbon an hydrogen atoms in long strains or multiple rings

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Lipids

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Reactants in an enzyme catalyzed chemical reaction are called

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Substrates

18
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Macromolecule that can act as enzymes are called

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Proteins

19
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Enzymes speed up chemical reactions by

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Decreasing activation energy

20
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Proteins like enzymes unwind or —– when placed in extreme pH or temperature conditions

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Denature

21
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Enzymes are

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Unchanged during chemical reactions and are reusable

22
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EMZYME PARTS

Products

A

E

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EMZYME PARTS

Substrate

A

C

24
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EMZYME PARTS

Active site

A

B

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EMZYME PARTS

Enzyme substrate complex

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D

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EMZYME PARTS

Enzyme

A

A

27
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Name 2 environmental conditions that can cause proteins (enzymes) to change their shape

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pH an temperature

28
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Many genetic diseases result from the production of enzymes that are not shaped correctly. How does changing an enzyme’s shape cause it to work poorly or not at all

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Denaturing changes shape of active site so enzymes cant bind to substrates

29
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DNA polymerase is a molecule found in all cells. Judging by its name do you think its an enzyme

A

Yes; it ends in -ase

30
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Attraction between hydrogen atom in 1 water molecule and oxygen molecule in another is an example of a —– bond

A

Hydrogen

31
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Atoms with an electric charge are called

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Ions

32
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Molecules with an uneven pattern of electric charge

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Polar

33
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A water molecule is made of

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2 H and 1 O atoms

34
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—- ions are measured with a pH scale and determine the acidity of a solution

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H+

35
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A LITTLE CHEMISTRY PIC 1

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Hydrolysis

36
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A LITTLE CHEMISTRY PIC 2

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Dehydration synthesis