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Question 1

all organic matter contains what substance?

Answer 1

carbon

Question 2

what organic molecules act as catalysts in our bodies?

Answer 2

enzymes

Question 3

what is it called when two electrons share a bond?

Answer 3

single bond

Question 4

nucleic acids store _____ _____ that codes for traits

Answer 4

genetic information

Question 5

what is a large molecule made of many repeating molecules?

Answer 5

polymer

Question 6

what is a single repeating unit?

Answer 6

monomer

Question 7

what does an enzyme break down?

Answer 7

substrates

Question 8

what kind of bond represents unequal sharing of e-?

Answer 8

polar bonds

Question 9

what does e- represent?

Answer 9

an atom with charge

Question 10

what is an example of a lipid?

Answer 10

fats, waxes, and oils

Question 11

what is an example of a carbohydrate?

Answer 11

sugars and starches

Question 12

define polar bond.

Answer 12

when there is an unequal sharing of e-

Question 13

what bond represents the action of electrons being transferred?

Answer 13

ionic bonds

Question 14

what is the term for “breaking apart with water”?

Answer 14

hydrophobic

Question 15

define ionic bond.

Answer 15

where electrons are transferred

Question 16

what is the only inorganic compound that does have carbon in it?

Answer 16

carbon dioxide

Question 17

what is the most important inorganic compound?

Answer 17

water

Question 18

why is carbon special?

Answer 18

its versatility in bonding

Question 19

lipids and proteins are both structural components for what?

Answer 19

cell membranes

Question 20

what is a monosaccharide?

Answer 20

a simple sugar

Question 21

what is the monomer of carbohydrates?

Answer 21

monosaccharide

Question 22

what polysaccharide is in plants and is responsible for the “crunch” that you feel whenever you eat celery?

Answer 22

cellulose

Question 23

lipids do not dissolve in water and are described as…

Answer 23

hydrophobic

Question 24

how many fatty acid chains are in a triglyceride?

Answer 24

3

Question 25

what is the opposite of hydrophobic?

Answer 25

hydrophilic

Question 26

what is the monomer of proteins?

Answer 26

amino acids

Question 27

what do proteins do in the cell membrane?

Answer 27

help things pass through

Question 28

why do they use the term "lock and key" to describe how enzymes work?

Answer 28

because enzymes are SPECIFIC and only one enzyme fits with a SPECIFIC substrate.

Question 29

what nucleic acid is single stranded?

Answer 29

RNA

Question 30

what is the monomer of nucleic acids?

Answer 30

nucleotides

Question 31

how is a polymer formed?

Answer 31

when monomers bond together

Question 32

what bond represents the partial positive (H) being attracted to the partial negative (O)?

Answer 32

hydrogen bond

Question 33

what is a collection of the same atoms bonded together?

Answer 33

element

Question 34

what are compounds?

Answer 34

a combination of different elements

Question 35

what is a molecule?

Answer 35

a type of compound

Question 36

what subatomic particle is the cause of all ions?

Answer 36

electrons

Question 37

what type of reaction happens when monomers combine to form polymers and water?

Answer 37

condensation reaction

Question 38

what is always a product in condensation reactions?

Answer 38

water

Question 39

water is always a ______ in a hydrolysis reaction.

Answer 39

reactant

Question 40

what is a covalent bond?

Answer 40

e- are equally shared

Question 41

what does adding water to a polymer do?

Answer 41

breaks it up into monomers

Question 42

what molecule stores excess starch in animals?

Answer 42

glycogen

Question 43

what substance digests maltose?

Answer 43

maltase