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Organic Chemistry Review
I. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
1. When monomers join together, what do they form? _____________________________
2. The rate at which we burn our energy is called? _________________________________
3. The unit to measure this rate is called? ________________________________________
4. What are four groups of organic compounds found in living things?
a.
b.
c.
d.
5. What element makes a compound organic ? ____________________________________
II. CARBOHYDRATES
1. Circle the letter of each sentence that is TRUE about carbs.
a. starches and sugars are examples of carbs
b. living things use them as their main source of energy
c. the monomers of carbs are starch molecules
d. plants and some animals use some carbs for strength and rigidity
2. Single sugar molecules are also called: ____________________________________
3. Give two examples of these simple sugars: _________________________________
4. What are polysaccharides? _____________________________________________
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5. How do plants and animals store excess sugar? ____________________________
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III. LIPIDS
1. What are the four categories of lipids?
a.
b.
c.
d.
2. Which type of lipid makes up the cell membrane? ___________________________
3. Circle the letter of each way that fats are used in living things:
a. as part of biological membranes
b. to store energy
c. to give plants rigidity
d. as chemical messengers
4. Complete these statements:
a. a saturated fat’s fatty acid chain contains more than one _________ bond.
b. an unsaturated fat’s fatty acid chain contains more than one _________ bond.
IV. PROTEINS
1. Proteins are made of monomers called: _______________________________
2. What are four roles that proteins play in living things?
a.
b.
c.
d.
3. If there is one change in the amino acid, this will not change the protein’s function.
(TRUE or FALSE)
V. ENZYMES
1. Enzymes are considered biological catalysts because they _________________
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2. The reactant of an enzymatic reaction is called a _____________________________
3. Why is an enzyme and it’s reactant sometimes referred to as a lock & key?
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4. What are two things that can denature or change an enzyme and stop it from working
properly? _____________________________________________________________