CHE 110-Intrduction to Natural Chemistry

CHE 110-Intrduction to Natural Chemistry Question 4: Biological Molecules (4 points) A. Glucose isomerase is an enzyme used in industry. It is involved in the reaction to convert glucose to fructose. What effect does this enzyme have on this reaction? (1 point) Lowers the activation energy for the conversion to occur. B. Why would using this enzyme be beneficial for someone who wants to produce a large amount of fructose? (1 point) It allows them to do it far more efficiently, faster and with less overall power. C. How are nucleic acids and proteins related? (1 point) DNA contains information that cells use, and then use RNA to make proteins. D. Why can damage to a nucleic acid lead to a person not producing an enzyme? (1 point) It can damage the “production code” for the enzyme Question 5: Energy Sources (6 points) A. Sort the types of energy into the "renewable" and "nonrenewable" columns. (1 point) Energy types: Coal, Petroleum, Solar, Wind, Hydroelectric, Geothermal, Biomass, Natural Gas