Chapter 6-Unit 2

Question 1

Protoplasm is the chemical building material for all living things: What does it do for the cell?

Answer 1

Complex process of metabolism
Reception and processing of food and oxygen
Elimination of waste products

Question 2

Four primary components of biomolecules

Answer 2

Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Nitrogen

Question 3

What are some organic compounds?

Answer 3

Proteins, Carbs, & Lipids

Question 4

What contains the most carbon?

Answer 4

Protein

Question 5

All organ compounds contain carbon as a constituent by combing with what three elements?

Answer 5

Hydrogen, Nitrogen, & Oxygen

Question 6

Proteins make up about what percent of cell content?

Answer 6

15%

Question 7

Proteins are formed organic compounds called _____ ____ combine into long, chainlike molecular complexes

Answer 7

Amino Acids

Question 8

Proteins are __________ made up of strings of amino acids

Answer 8

Macromolecules

Question 9

Structural Enzymes

Answer 9

Provide body with shape, form, source of heat, & energy

Question 10

Proper cell function depends heavily on what?

Answer 10

Enzymes

Question 11

Enzymes affect the rate of?

Answer 11

Speed of chemical reactions

Question 12

Repair Enzymes

Answer 12

Can mend damaged molecules and therefore are capable of helping the cell recover from a small amount of radiation-induced damage

Question 13

Proteins may function as

Answer 13

Hormones and Antibodies

Question 14

Hormones

Answer 14

Chemical secretions manufacture by various endocrine glands

Question 15

Hormones produced in thyroid gland control what?

Answer 15

Metabolism

Question 16

Carbohydrates make up what percentage of cell content?

Answer 16

1%

Question 17

Carbs are composed of what?

Answer 17

Carbon, Hydrogen, & Oxygen

Question 18

Primary energy source for cell

Answer 18

Glucose

Question 19

Simple sugar is aka

Answer 19

Monosaccharide

Question 20

Sugars that have two units of simple surgar linked together is called a what

Answer 20

disaccharides

Question 21

Examples of disaccharides

Answer 21

Cane sugar and Lactose

Question 22

What percent of cell content do lipids make up?

Answer 22

2%

Question 23

The four Nitrogenous Organic Bases are

Answer 23

Adenine
Cytosine
Guanine
Thymine

Question 24

Two types of nucleic acids

Answer 24

DNA & RNA