Unit+2-Biochemistry

** SOL's covered in this unit: **

 * BIO.2a- Water Chemistry **
 * BIO.2b-Macromolecules **
 * BIO.2c- Enzymes **


 * __POWERPOINTS__**



__**Practice Quizzes**__ 6A-[|Water Properties Quiz #1] 6B-[|Water Properties Quiz #2] 7A-[|Macromolecules&Quiz#1] 7B-[|Macromolecules Quiz#2] 7C-[|Carbohydrates Quiz #1] 8A-[|Biochemistry Quiz #1] 8B-[|Biochemistry Quiz#2] 9A-[|Enzyme Quiz #1] 9B-[|Enzyme Quiz#2] 10-[|Macromolecules Review Quiz #1] [|Biochemistry Speed Match game]- Study the words below before you play the game ;)


 * __VOCABULARY__**

In what organelle is DNA found? __NUCLEIC ACID__ NUCLEIC ACID: Genetic Information (info passed on from one generation of cells to the next) is stored in

Nucleic acids are assembled from units of NUCLEOTIDES:

A nucleic acid called deoxyribonucleic acid is also known as DNA.

A nucleic acid called ribonucleic acid is also known as RNA

ENZYME: A biochemical catalyst that makes chemical reactions within cells possible, or speeds them up

SUBTRACTES: The reactants that are affected by enzymes in enzyme-catalyzed reactions

ACTIVE SITE: Substrates bind to a part of the enzyme called


 * PROTEINS: **

PROTEINS: Large organic molecules composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and small amounts of sulfur

AMINO ACID: A __building block of Protein__ that contains a compound whose molecule contains at least one amino group and one carboxyl group

PEPTIDE BOND: The bond that holds two __amino acids__ together


 * LIPIDS: **

LIPIDS: Organic molecules made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and store food energy until needed

STERIODS: Lipids that act as chemical messengers


 * CARBOHYDRATES: **

__CARBOHYDRATES__: Organic molecules composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a 2:1 ratio

__CARBOHYDRATES__: Sugars, starches, glucose, and cellulose

__Monosaccharide__ or simple sugar: The simplest kind of carbohydrate

__POLYSACCHARIDES__: chains of monosaccharides


 * TESTS FOR CARBOHYDRATES, LIPIDS, PROTEINS: **

Which biochemical does __Biuret's solution__ test for? PROTEINS (solution turns from BLUE to VIOLET)

Which biochemical does __Benedicts Solution__ test for? CARBOHYDRATES (Solution turns from BLUE to brick RED) Sucrose does note change colors

Which biochemical does Lugol’s Solution test for? Some CARBOHYDRATES (Solution turns from YELLOW-ORANGE to PURPLE-BLACK)

What happens when you add Lipids (fats and oils) to a sheet of paper? Paper turns from Opaque to Transparent