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CH 4 BIO
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a type of reaction in which a bond is formed between sugar molecules is called | dehydration synthesis |
| the active site of an enzyme will fit only a specific | substrate |
| one type of carbohydrate | polysaccharide |
| which type of reaction occurs when a fat and water combine forming fatty acides and glycerol? | hydrolysis |
| proteins are composed of | amino acids |
| DNA and RNA are examples of | nucleic acids |
| which of the following are not lipids (fats, oils, waxes, enzymes) ? | enzymes |
| the presence of four electrons in the outermost energy level of a carbon atom enables | carbon atoms to foum 4 covalent bonds, & carbon atoms to form double bonds with other atoms |
| the breadown of polymers into monomers occurs through a process known as | hydrolysis |
| most enzymes are | proteins |
| carbohydrates contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in an aprroximate ratio of | 1:2:1 |
| an amino group is written as | -NH2 |
| The compound methane, CH4, contains | single covalent bonds |
| if the carbon atom is a fatty acid contain no double bonds, the fatty acid is | saturated |
| catalysts | speed up the rate of a chem reacion, do no change during a chem reaction, & do not become used up during a chem reaction |
| nucleic acids store and transmit genetic info (t or f) | True |
| both DNA and RNA are proteins (t or f) | false |
| glucose is an organic compound (t or f) | true |
| lipids contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen only (t or f) | false |
| the covalent bond that joins two amino acids is a ____ bond | peptide |
| proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, and _____? | lipids |
| the 2nd energy level of an atom of carbon contains _____ electrons | 4 |
| the catalysts in the human body are known as ______ | enzymes |
| in any hydrolysis reaction, compounds are broken apart by the addition of _____ | water |
| nucleic acids contain atoms of carbon, hydrogen, nitogen, and _______? | oxygen |
| glucose + fructose = | sucrose |