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Biochemistry Review questions: 1. An ionic bond forms when electrons are 2. A covalently bonded compound is formed by the 3. What is a polar molecule? 4. How does a hydrogen bond form? 5. What is adhesion? 6. What is cohesion? 7. What is high specific heat? 8. What is heat of vaporization? 9. What is unique about the freezing of water? 10. Why is water a major solvent in nature? 11. The pH scale ranges from 12. What is a base? 13. What is an acid? 14. What is neutralization? 15. A molecule or compound that releases hydroxide ions is a (an) 16. A molecule or compound that releases hydrogen ions is a (an) 17. What is a buffer? 18. Which four element make up over 96% of the human body? 19. How many bonds can carbon form? 20. Organic compounds contain what? What is an inorganic compound? 21. What is a monomer? Polymer? Polymerization? Know examples of each. 22. What is dehydration synthesis? An example. What type of process is it? 23. What is hydrolysis? An example? What type of process is it? 24. The four major organic compounds found in living things are 25. What is the chemical formula for the monosaccharide model you made? 26. Lipids are a group of polymers that have what characteristic in common? 27. Saturated fats contain the maximum number of 28. Name three characteristics of saturated fats 29. Name three characteristics of unsaturated fats 30. Phospholipids make up the 31. What are sterols used for? 32. The covalent bond that joins two amino acids together is known as a 33. Proteins are polymers of 34. An amino acid contains what 3 groups 35. A substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction is called a 36. Name 4 functions of proteins. 37. What do enzymes do? 38. What ending on a word indicates it is an enzyme? 39. Name two factors that impact an enzyme. 40. A substrate binds to an enzyme at a region known as the 41. What is activation energy? 42. How do enzymes affect activation energy? 43. Nucleotides contain what 3 parts 44. What elements make up a carbohydrate? Lipid? Protein? Nucleic acid? 45. Which of the following diagrams correctly shows the reaction pathway of a reaction that absorbs energy?