Download Biology Fall 2013 Chapter 3 Biochemistry Study Guide

Biology Fall 2013
Chapter 3 Biochemistry Study Guide
Terms to know:
Hydrolysis
Reactant
Polymer
Macromolecule
Condensation
reaction
Product
Functional group
polypeptide
Monomer
R group (proteins)
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What is the main element of organic compounds found in living things?
How do organic and inorganic compounds differ?
Draw the atomic structure of the carbon atom (Bohr model, like we did in class)
How many electrons are found in the outermost level for carbon?
How many covalent bonds can carbon form with other atoms?
Can carbon form bonds with other carbon atoms and with atoms of other elements?
What is an organic macromolecule?
What are the four groups of organic macromolecules?
Which two groups of organic macromolecules can store energy?
Which group of organic macromolecules contains enzymes?
Which group of organic macromolecules provides the main energy source for animals?
What is the energy currency of the cell?
Why is ATP considered to be similar to a fully charged battery?
What are two peptide hormones that regulate blood sugar?
What group of organic macromolecules contains peptide hormones?
What are two steroid hormones?
What group of organic macromolecules contains steroid hormones?
In what compound do animals store glucose?
In what compound do plants store glucose?
What is cellulose and where is it generally found in plants?
What is the main difference between a monosaccharide, disaccharide and polysaccharide?
What is an enzyme?
How do enzymes speed up chemical reactions?
Are enzymes “used up” in a chemical reaction?
What is the relationship between a substrate and an active site?
What are the three parts that make up a nucleotide?
What is the subunit (monomer) of each of the following: carbohydrate, lipid, protein, and nucleic
acid?
28. What elements are found in each of the following: carbohydrate, lipid, protein and nucleic acid?
29. What is the difference between a saturated and unsaturated fat?
30. Explain the two parts of a phospholipid and identify which is hydrophilic and which is hydrophobic.
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Why do phospholipids orient in a bilayer when in a watery environment, such as a cell?
Which group of organic macromolecules store and transfer important information in the cell?
What are the differences between DNA and RNA?
Why would an athlete choose to eat a high carbohydrate dinner the night before a competition?
Which group of organic macromolecule contains fats, oils and waxes?
Be sure to read your text, study all handouts (including the table you made of organic macromolecules on
the green paper), and quizzes.
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