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EnzymesChemical

Interactions

Organic CompoundStructure

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AnalogiesFunctions of

Organic Compounds

This molecule is a key component in cell membranes

What are lipids?

This molecule is used as a source of

energy

What is a carbohydrate?

This molecule is used to store and transmit genetic

information

What are nucleic acids?

These two molecules are used to send messages within the body

What are proteins and lipids?

This molecule is a key part of the

immune response

What is a protein?

Enzymes speed up the rate of chemical

reactions by lowering this

What is the activation energy?

This molecule can turn enzymes “on”

and “off”

What is protein?

These two environmental

factors can affect enzyme activity

What are temperature and

pH?

These are the reactants in an

enzyme catalyzed reaction

What are substrates?

The names of enzymes usually end in this suffix

What is “-ase?”

Amino acid is to protein and ______ is to nucleic acid.

What is nucleotide?

Lock is to key as _________ is to

substrate.

What is active site?

Atom is to element as molecule is to

_________

What is compound?

Amino acid is to R group as Nucleotide

is to _________

What is nitrogenous base?

Monosaccharide is to polysaccharide as

monomer is to _________

What is polymer?

These bonds hold the two strands of

DNA together

What are hydrogen bonds?

Ions are formed when atoms gain or

lose these subatomic particles

What are electrons?

Isotopes have the same chemical

properties because they have the same numbers of these

What are electrons?

This structure is formed when atoms are joined together in covalent bonds

What is a molecule?

Strong forces bind protons and

neutrons together in this structure

What is the nucleus?

This organic molecule can be

millions of monomers long

What is nucleic acid?

This molecule has a phosphate group

What is a nucleotide?

This molecule is composed of

carbon rings linked in a chain

What is a polysaccharide?

This molecule contains glycerol

What is a lipid/triglyceride?

There are more than twenty

different types of this molecule

What is an amino acid?

Make your wager

In this molecule, every carbon atom in the carbon chain

is bonded to two hydrogen atoms

What is a saturated fat?