WGU C785 Final Exam 2025 with All the Correct
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Activation Energy - ANSWThe energy required to start a chemical reaction.
Amino acid - ANSWAn amino acid is a small molecule containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid
group as well as a side chain of variable structure, called an R group
Catalyst - ANSWsubstances that speed up chemical reactions and remain unchanged by the reaction
they facilitate
Chaperones - ANSWHelper molecules that assist the folding of a newly made polypeptide.
Competitive inhibitor - ANSWA molecule which competes with the substrate for binding to the enzyme
active site there by inhibiting the enzyme's activity.
Denaturation - ANSWA process by which the native functional structure of a molecule has been
disrupted
disulfide bond - ANSWA double bond between two Sulphur atoms in cysteine side chains.
hydrophobic effect - ANSWThe tendency of water to minimize its contacts with nonpolar substances,
thereby inducing the substances to aggregate.
hydrophobic interactions - ANSWInteraction between the R groups of hydrophobic amino acids.
Answers
Activation Energy - ANSWThe energy required to start a chemical reaction.
Amino acid - ANSWAn amino acid is a small molecule containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid
group as well as a side chain of variable structure, called an R group
Catalyst - ANSWsubstances that speed up chemical reactions and remain unchanged by the reaction
they facilitate
Chaperones - ANSWHelper molecules that assist the folding of a newly made polypeptide.
Competitive inhibitor - ANSWA molecule which competes with the substrate for binding to the enzyme
active site there by inhibiting the enzyme's activity.
Denaturation - ANSWA process by which the native functional structure of a molecule has been
disrupted
disulfide bond - ANSWA double bond between two Sulphur atoms in cysteine side chains.
hydrophobic effect - ANSWThe tendency of water to minimize its contacts with nonpolar substances,
thereby inducing the substances to aggregate.
hydrophobic interactions - ANSWInteraction between the R groups of hydrophobic amino acids.
