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Biochemistry Basics WebQuest Name: ____________________________________ Date: _________________ Block: _____ Copy the following URL into your internet browser: http://www.chem4kids.com/files/react_intro.html Questions: 1. What is a chemical reaction? 2. Summarize the three main points about chemical reactions on this page: a. b. c. Click on 3. Describe what is meant by a slow reaction rate compared to a faster reaction rate. 4. List and describe the three main factors that affect the overall rate of a reaction: a. b. c. Click on 5. What is meant by equilibrium and how does it occur? Click on 6. What is the activation energy in a reaction? 7. What is a catalyst and how is it related to activation energy? 8. What is an inhibitor? Click on 9. What is BIOCHEMISTRY? Click on 10. Define metabolism. 11. Describe how glycolysis and photosynthesis are related. 12. Why do you need to build molecules? 13. What is ATP? Click on 14. What IS a carbohydrate? 15. What is the function of a carbohydrate? 16. What is a monosaccharide? 17. What is a disaccharide? 18. What is a polysaccharide? 19. What is glucose and why is it so biologically important? 20. What is cellulose? Where can it be found? Is it a mono, di, or polysaccharide? 21. What is chitin? How is it similar, and different, from cellulose? Under , click on… 22. Give three examples of lipids. a. b. c. 23. What is the structure and function of steroids? 24. What is a triglyceride? 25. Compare and contrast saturated fats with unsaturated fats. Under , click on… 26. What does the primary structure of a protein consist of? a. What is a disulfide bridge? 27. What causes the secondary structure of a protein to form? a. What are the two types of secondary structures of proteins? 28. What causes the tertiary structure of a protein to form? 29. What does the quaternary structure of a protein consist of? Under , click on… 30. Click on one of the amino acids in the table. Draw the amino acid and write it’s name and type below where you draw it. Under , click on… 31. What type of macromolecule are enzymes? 32. Define enzyme. 33. How are enzymes like a lock and key? Under , click on… 34. How many types of nucleic acid are there? What are their names? 35. Draw and label the pyrimidine bases below: 36. Draw and label the purine bases below: 37. What are the three parts that make up a nucleotide?