NUCLEIC ACIDS AND PROTEINS
Central Questions
1. Compare DNA and RNA
2. What does it mean to catalyze a reaction?
3. How does an enzyme help a reaction?
4. What does it mean to denature an enzyme?
Nucleic Acids
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Made of ______________________________.
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Nucleotides are made of: o o o
Label the following nucleotide:
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Enzymes must bind to ___________________ in their
_____________________ (part of the enzyme the substrate fits into).
Fits like a ___________________________________________.
Types of Nucleic Acids o DNA—_________________________________________________
______________________________________________________. o RNA—_________________________________________________
______________________________________________________.
Nucleic Acid DNA RNA
Sugar
Structure
Bases
Enzymes
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Enzymes are a ____________________________________________
_______________________________________________________.
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Catalysts ________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_____________________.
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The shape of enzymes are very important. _______________________ and ______________________ can change the shape of enzymes.
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Changing the shape of enzymes ______________________ the enzyme, causing it to ______________________.
Central Questions
1. Compare DNA and RNA.
2. What does it mean to catalyze a reaction?
3. How does an enzyme help a reaction?
4. What does it mean to denature an enzyme?