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Advanced Biology- Biochemistry Exam
Study Guide.
Molecules composed of hydrogen and carbon - answer✔hydrocarbons
A characteristic of enzymes - answer✔catalyst
a polysaccharide found in the seeds of plants - answer✔starch
Disaccharides are also called ______ sugars - answer✔double
simple single sugar - answer✔monosaccharide
A molecule that helps to speed up or slow down a chemical reaction - answer✔catalyst
insoluble in water - answer✔lipids
A disaccharide found in milk - answer✔lactose
Enzymes that work INSIDE the cell - answer✔intracellular
Three of these plus a glycerol will yield a lipid - answer✔fatty acids
The chemistry of carbon compounds is referred to as _____ chemistry - answer✔organic
a polysaccharide found in the cell walls of plants - answer✔cellulose
The covalent bond that forms between amino acids is called a _____ bond - answer✔peptide
bonds
during dehydration synthesis, _____ is released - answer✔water
an unsaturated fat has double and ____ bonds - answer✔triple
what an enzyme acts upon - answer✔substrate
organic catalyst, made of protein - answer✔enzyme
The building blocks of proteins - answer✔amino acids
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