Name _________________________________
Period ___________
Biochemistry Test Review
This review must be completed, signed by a parent, and returned on the day of the test to receive the 10 points
of extra credit toward your Biochemistry Test grade.
1. List the organic molecules. Why are they considered organic?
2. Compare and contrast monomer to polymer.
3. Differentiate the processes of dehydration synthesis and hydrolysis. Explain what biomolecule helps catalyze
the reaction to happen. Give one example of where each process happens in the real world.
4. How are monosaccharides and polysaccharides related? How are they unrelated?
5. List the polysaccharides in plants and where they can be found/made.
6. List the polysaccharides in animals and explain why we need them in our diet.
7. List the polysaccharide found in insects and explain why it is important.
8. Carbohydrates are made of ________________ and _______________. If you have a molecular formula of
C6H12O6 what does that tell you about the molecule?
9. Draw a glucose molecule.
10. Compare and contrast a saturated and unsaturated fat. Give an example of each.
11. List 2 places where lipids can be found in the human body? How does structure fit function?
12. Draw a lipid.
13. How are amino acids and proteins related?
14. What functional groups are found in a protein? Draw it out.
15. List seven examples of proteins and their functions.
16. Which biomolecules can food provide?
17. Complete the base pairings for DNA and RNA in the following table.
DNA Base Pairings
RNA Base Pairings
A
A
T
C
U
C
G
G
18. Which biomolecule determines the sequence of amino acids in a protein?
19. Compare and contrast DNA to RNA in a venn diagram. (five differences and two similarities)
20. Explain the structure and function of an enzyme and state which biomolecule it is.
21. What are 3 factors that affect the reactivity of enzymes?
22. What does denature mean? What happens to proteins when they are denatured?
23. What three letters do most enzymes end in? If I had the sugar lactose or fructose, what would be the enzymes name?
24. Using the following diagram, LABEL active site, substrate, enzyme, lock and key fit, and product.
25. What happens during competitive inhibition?
26. What happens during noncompetitive inhibition? How is this different from competitive inhibition?
27. Complete the following chart:
Protein
Elements in
biomolecule/Polymer
Where synthesized
(made) in cell
Function
Monomer
Examples
Draw the monomer
of each biomolecule
28.
Sugars: YES or NO
Starches: YES or NO
Lipids: YES or NO
Proteins: YES or NO
Nucleic Acids
Carbohydrates
Lipids
29.
Be able to recognize these functional groups. Draw each one and label.
Hydroxyl
Carboxyl
Amine
Methyl
Sulfhydryl
Phosphate