Building Blocks of Life- Bio

My monomer is a nucleotide. What am I?

What can denature an enzyme?

Covalent Bonds:

Most enzymes are

Proteins are made up of smaller molecules called

On the pH scale, which numbers would be acidic?

Enzymes are used up in a chemical reaction.

3 of the 4 things listed below are carbon compounds essential to life. Which doesn't belong?

Polymers are made up of

Plants use adhesion and cohesion

Water is able to bond to other types of molecules because of this property

Substances that are produced during a chemical reactions are called:

When an atom gains or loses electrons, it becomes a(n)

The ending for enzymes is

Water is a polar molecule. Polarity allows water to _______ many substances.

Substances that will be changed during chemical reactions (found on left side of chem equations) are called:

What is cellulose?

The enzyme catalase breaksdown hydrogen peroxide into H2O & O2. During the reaction, the catalase (hint: liver lab!)

Cell walls in plants are made of a strong polymer called:

What is cohesion?

Water has a high specific heat.

Surface tension is a property of water because water molecules bond to other water molecules with

Which of the following are considered to be carbohydrates?

The lock and key model is found in:

All of the chemical changes that occur within an organism are its:

A catalyst is able to decrease the amount of ____________ needed for a chemical reaction.

Which of the following are nucleic acids?

Lactose = ? and Lactase = ?

Water is considered to be a polar molecule because it has:

What is a solvent?

Catalysts change the ______ at/in which chemical reactions occur.

How do buffers work?

Enzymes are an example of what biomolecule?

The more H+ ions in a solution, the more _________

The smallest unit of matter is:

Water is able to bond to itself because of this property