Study guide questions

Question 1

what functional group tends to make a molecule water soluble?

Answer 1

hydroxyl group (OH)

Question 2

Which macromolecule is water soluble?

Answer 2

carbohydrates

Question 3

What is a hydrolysis reaction?

Answer 3

a chemical reaction where water is used to break down one or more chemical bond

Question 4

Name one carbohydrate, fat, protein, and nucleic acid

Answer 4

pasta, butter, hemoglobin, DNA

Question 5

in what form do animals store glucose?

Answer 5

glycogen

Question 6

In what form do plants store glucose?

Answer 6

sucrose

Question 7

what type of molecule is composed of a 1:2:1 ratio of C to H to O?

Answer 7

carbohydrates

Question 8

What makes amino acids different from eachother

Answer 8

their “R” group

Question 9

Define active site

Answer 9

region where the substrate fits in perfectly with or binds to the enzyme

Question 10

Define substrate

Answer 10

molecules that are acted upon by enzymes

Question 11

Define activation energy

Answer 11

minimum amount of energy needed to initiate a chemical reaction

Question 11

Define specificity

Answer 11

ability of an enzyme to select a specific substrate from a range of chemically similar compounds