Biochemistry Jeopardy
Enzymes and
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Carbohydrates
Proteins
Nucleic Acids
Lipids
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©Norman Herr, 2003
A-100
• QUESTION: Formal name of
protein that acts as a biological
catalyst.
• ANSWER: Enzyme
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A-200
• QUESTION: The active site and the substrates
have complementary shapes, often compared to
as a ____ and _____ ____.
• ANSWER: Lock and Key model
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A-300
• QUESTION: Describe the amount
of energy needed for enzymes with
OR without an enzyme.
• ANSWER: Activation energy
without enzyme has an higher
energy threshold, compared to an
enzyme with activation energy, less
energy is needed.
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A-400
• QUESTION: Enzymes are known to
denature based on what type of regulation
activity? **Hint: Recall Pineapple Enzyme
Lab.**
• ANSWER: Temperature.
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A-500
• QUESTION: Based on the diagram,
which structure best represents a
substrate.
• ANSWER: Circle and Square represent
molecules that are able to attach and
detach in the enzyme-substrate complex.
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A-600
• QUESTION: Lactose is found in milk products. It is
converted by the body into a usable form in a series of
chemical reactions. The diagram shows the series of
reactions that convert lactose into a usable form. If enzyme 2
is denatures, the levels of which substance will increase?
• ANSWER: Galactose
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B-100
• QUESTION: Give two examples of
carbohydrates.
• ANSWER: Starch, sugar or cellulose
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B-200
• QUESTION: What is a monosaccharide?
• ANSWER: single sugar molecule
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B-300
• QUESTION: What kind of energy is a
carbohydrate used for?
• ANSWER: immediate, short term energy
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B-400
• QUESTION: What elements make
up carbohydrates?
• ANSWER: Carbon, Hydrogen,
Oxygen
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B-500
• QUESTION: Give three food examples of
carbohydrates.
• ANSWER: honey, potatoes, table
sugar
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B-600
• QUESTION: What is the definition of a
macromolecule?
• ANSWER: Many polymers put together to
make a giant molecule
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C-100
• QUESTION: Name three functions of
a protein.
• ANSWER: build/repair tissue,
movement, structure, regulation,
defense
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C-200
• QUESTION: What are the monomers for
proteins?
• ANSWER: Amino Acids
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C-300
• QUESTION: What are the elements that
make up proteins?
• ANSWER: Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
and Nitrogen
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C-400
QUESTION: What is the name of a protein
that speeds up chemical reactions?
Answer: Catalysts
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C-500
• QUESTION: Name the 4
Macromolecules that make up all living
things.
• ANSWER: Proteins, Carbs, Lipids,
Nucleic Acids
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C-600
• QUESTION: Amino Acid is to protein as
____________ is to carbohydrates
• ANSWER: monosaccharide
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D-100
• QUESTION: Name a function of DNA
• ANSWER: Storage of Genetic
Information.
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D-200
 QUESTION: Name the functions for
RNA
 ANSWER: Protein Synthesis.
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D-300
• QUESTION: What is the basic building
block of nucleic acid?
• ANSWER: Nucleotide, 5 carbon sugar,
phosphate, nitrogenous base
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D-400
• QUESTION: What elements make up nucleic
acids?
• ANSWER: Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen,
Nitrogen and Phosphorous
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D-500
• QUESTION: Where is nucleic acid/DNA
found in cells?
• ANSWER: nucleus
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E-100
• QUESTION: What elements make up
lipids?
• ANSWER: Carbon, Hydrogen,
Oxygen
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E-200
• QUESTION: What kind of energy storage does
a lipid provide?
• ANSWER: long term
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E-300
• QUESTION: Name two functions of a lipid
besides long term energy storage.
• ANSWER: insulation and repels water
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E-400
• QUESTION: Give a non food example of
a lipid.
• ANSWER: phospholipid bilayer or
steroid or cholesterol
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E-500
• QUESTION: What are the FIVE
types of lipids?
• ANSWER: Fats (Saturated and
Unsaturated), Waxes, Oils,
Phospholipids, Steroids,
Cholesterol).
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FINAL JEOPARDY
• QUESTION: What is the study of organic
compounds?
• ANSWER: Biochemistry
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BONUS JEOPARDY
• QUESTION: How are all four
macromolecules made? Name the process.
• ANSWER: they are complex molecules
made from smaller molecules.
Dehydration synthesis.
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