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The Chemistry of Life Study Guide Remember that this handout is only a guide. Ultimately, there may be questions on the assessment that are not listed below; however, this provides you with a starting point & a way to focus your studies. Vocabulary Bracket is for quiz ONLY. Test includes EVERYTHING. 1.
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Monomer 8. Fatty acid 15. Amino acid 22. Catalyst 23. Enzyme Polymer 9. Cholesterol 16. Nucleotide 24. Substrate Carbohydrate 10. Hydrophobic 17. Nucleic acid 25. Activation energy Monosaccharide 11. Hydrophilic 18. Gene 26. Bond energy Polysaccharide 12. Protein 19. Chemical reaction 27. Activation site Disaccharide 13. Polypeptide 20. Reactant 28. Enzyme‐substrate Lipid 14. Peptide bond 21. Product Complex Carbohydrates 1. Be able to describe/identify the chemical structure and bonding properties of a typical carbohydrate. 2. Be able to describe the purposes of starch, cellulose, and glycogen. 3. How do monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides differ? 4. What is the ratio of C, H, and O in carbohydrates? 5. Understand that sugars have the suffix –ose Lipids 1. Be able to describe/identify the chemical structure and bonding properties of a typical lipid. 2. Be able to explain how saturated and unsaturated fats differ. 3. Be able to identify and explain the differences/characteristics of phospholipids and triglycerides. 4. How do fatty acids and lipids differ? Nucleic Acids 1. Be able to describe/identify the chemical structure and bonding properties of a typical nucleic acid. 2. How do nucleotides and nucleic acids differ? 3. Know the functions and characteristics of DNA and RNA. 4. Be able to fill in a blank chain of nucleotides if given half the nucleotides. Proteins 1. Be able to describe/identify the chemical structure and bonding properties of a typical amino acid. 2. How do amino acids and proteins differ? 3. How are structure and function related in proteins? 4. How many different types of amino acids are needed/used by Human bodies to make proteins? Enzymes 1. Know the function, structure, and characteristics of enzymes. Remember the suffix of enzymes is –ase 2. In which environments do enzymes properly function? 3. What happens to an enzyme’s hydrogen bonds when not in ideal conditions? a. How does this relate to #7? 4. Be able to identify the reactants and products of a chemical reaction. 5. Be able to explain the effect of a catalyst on activation energy. 6. Be able to describe how enzymes regulate chemical reactions. 7. Be able to describe the lock and key model and how it relates to enzymes. 8. If talked about in class: Endo/exothermic reactions; their characteristics and how to read their graphs.