Week 12: Biological Molecules Pt2

Question 1

name given to the collection of, the lump sum of, chemical reactions performed by an organism to survive

Answer 1

metabolism

Question 2

these are the reactions that synthesize, or build up molecules/materials from simpler ingredients/reactants

Answer 2

anabolism

Question 3

reactions that breakdown, break apart, complex molecules/materials into simpler molecules usually releasing energy to complete these reactions

Answer 3

catabolism

Question 4

a molecules or molecules on which the enzyme acts

Answer 4

substrate

Question 5

genetic code describes the relationship between the sequence of DNA bases

Answer 5

codon