Chapter One Quiz Flashcards
How many covalent bonds can a carbon atom form
Four
Amino acid is to protein as
Simple sugar is to starch
The functions of protein
Move substances in and out of cells.
Help fight disease.
Control the rate of reactions.
Proteins are made of
Amino acids
In chemical reactions Atoms are
Rearranged
When hydrogen and oxygen combine to form water, water is
A product
What is the process that changes one set of chemicals into another set of chemicals
Chemical reaction
The energy needed to get a reaction started is the
Activation energy
If one reaction and one direction releases energy, the reaction in the opposite direction….
Absorbs energy
A diagram that correctly shows the reaction pathway of a reaction that absorbs energy
would leave more energy in the product then when it started in the reactants
What do enzymes do
Enzymes work best at specified pH. Enzymes are proteins.
The shape of an enzyme allows it to do it’s job.
A substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction is called
A catalyst
Chemical reactions that release energy
Often occur spontaneously
Why Is carbon so special compared to other elements
Carbon atoms combine to one another inform a lot of different structures
Which of the following makes up a molecule of water
Two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen
