Biochemistry Review
JEOPARDY
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Carbs
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic
Acids
Enzymes
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In general, the carbohydrates in your
diet are called ______________ and
_________________.
A: What is sugars, starches?
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200
The monomers of a carbohydrate
are __________________.
A: What is monosaccharides ?
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300
Identify one role of carbohydrates in
the body.
A: What is “energy storage”?
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400
Describe the basic structure of a
carbohydrate molecule.
A: What is ring-shaped?
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500
Identify the elements that make up
carbohydrates and the ratio in which they
occur.
A: What is C,H,O
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1:2:1 ?
100
Give at least 3 examples of lipids.
A: What is fats, oils, waxes, etc. ?
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200
Lipids are made up mainly of these
2 elements.
A: What is Carbon and Hydrogen ?
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300
Lipids are hydrophobic. What does this
mean?
A: What is “they don’t associate with
water” ?
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400
Identify 3 roles of lipids in the body.
A: What is long-term energy storage,
make up cell membranes, chemical
messengers. ?
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500
Explain the difference in the structure
of a saturated fat and an unsaturated
fat.
A: What is saturated – all single bonds,
bonded to max. number of hydrogen
atoms; unsaturated – one double bond,
not holding max number of H atoms?
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100
Identify one role of proteins in your
body.
A: What is helps make up your muscle,
blood, skin, etc. ?
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200
The monomers of proteins are:
A: What is a amino acids?
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300
The part of an amino acid that gives
it its unique properties is:
A: What is the R-group?
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400
The elements that make up a protein
are:
A: What is C, H, N ?
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500
The type of bond that is formed between
amino acids is called ______________.
A: What is peptide bond?
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100
Identify one role of nucleic acids in the
body.
A: What is “They contain your genetic
information”?
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200
Give at least 2 examples of a nucleic acid.
A: What is DNA, RNA ?
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300
The monomers of nucleic acids are:
A: What is nucleotides?
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400
The three components of a nucleotide
. are:
A: What is 5-carbon sugar, phosphate
group, nitrogen base ?
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500
The type of bond that holds two strands
of a DNA double helix together is called:
A: What is a hydrogen ?
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100
What type of biomolecule is an enzyme?
A: What is protein?
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200
What is the role of an enzyme?
A: What is “acts as a catalyst”,
speeds up a chem. rxn?
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300
In terms of activation energy, what does
an enzyme do?
A: What is lowers activation
energy?
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400
Explain activation energy.
A: What is amount of energy it
takes to get a chemical rxn started?
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500
Explain how an enzyme works using
the terms substrate and active site
(correctly) in your explanation.
A: What is “a substrate bonds to the
active site of the enzyme causing a
chemical reaction to take place”?
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