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Biochemistry Notes Worksheet
NAME: ___________________
DATE:_________ BLOCK:___
1. Most life processes are a series of chemical reactions influenced by what 2 factors?
1. ______________________
2. _____________________
2. What 2 processes make up metabolism?
1. _______________
2. ________________
3. Use anabolic or catabolic to describe the following actions:
a. Digestion ______________
b. Protein production ____________
c. Repairing tissue _____________
d. Breaking down sugars ________________
4. What are the 4 main elements that make up the components of a living cell? 1. ___________
2.__________________
3. ________________
4. ________________
5. Most cells function best in a ______________ range of ______ and _________________.
6. What happens to cells at very low temperatures? _____________________________________
7. What happens to cells at extremes of pH or temperature? _______________________________
8. What element is necessary to make up an organic compound? _______________
9. List the 5 functions that macromolecules perform. 1. _____________________
2. ___________________ 3. ___________________ 4. _______________ 5. _____________
10. How many bonds can carbon form? ____
11. Macromolecules are __________ ____________ molecules also called ________________.
12. List the 4 main macromolecules. 1. __________ 2. ____________ 3. ___________ 4. ______
13. List and describe the 3 main carbohydrates and give an example of each.
a. _____________________ - ____ sugar unit – Ex.: ______________
b. _____________________ - ____ sugar unit – Ex.: ______________
c. _____________________ - ____ sugar unit – Ex.: ______________
14. What are the 2 functions of carbohydrates? 1. ___________________ 2. ___________________
15. What is another name for something that is not soluble in water? __________________
16. Lipids store the __________ energy of all the organic macromolecules.
17. What are the 5 functions of lipids and what type of lipid performs that function?
1. ____________________ type- _______________
2. ____________________ type- _______________
3. ____________________ type- _______________
4. ____________________ type- _______________
5. ____________________ type- _______________
18. What are triglycerides made of and which type is good for you?
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19. _________ _________ are the building blocks of proteins.
20. What is the difference between essential and non-essential amino acids?___________________
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21. Amino acids are held together by _________________ ____________.
22. Why is the shape of a protein important?
_____________________________________________________________________________
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23. What are the 7 functions of proteins? 1. ________________ 2. _______________ 3. __________
4. ________________ 5. _________________ 6. _________________ 7. __________________
24. How many levels of structure do proteins have? _____
25. What are enzymes? ____________________________________________________________
26. How are enzymes specific in their function? __________________________________________
27. What is meant by “E
Enzymes are not changed when they perform their function”
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28. What determines an enzymes function? ___________________________
29. What is denaturing? _____________________________________________________________
30. The place where a substrate attaches to an enzyme is called the ___________ __________.
31. What function do nucleic acids provide? _____________________________________________
32. What are the 2 types of nucleic acids? 1. ________________ 2. _________________
33. What are the building blocks of nucleic acids called? ___________________
34. A ________________ and a ________________ make up the backbone of a nucleic acid.
35. The nitrogenous bases are _____________, _______________, ______________ or
____________ in RNA, and _________________.
36. Nitrogenous base bonding- DNA: ____-____, ____-____; RNA: ____-____, ____-____.
Classification Of Compounds
Place an X in the appropriate box to identify the compound as organic or inorganic. If the compound is
organic, list the type of organic compound that it represents
Compound
Salt
Chicken Fat
Muscle
DNA
Sugar
Water
Potassium
Inorganic
Organic
Type of Organic
Compound