Biochemistry Study Resources
Unit Outcomes
- Describe the unique properties of water and how these properties support life on Earth (freezing point, high specific heat, cohesion)
- Explain how carbon is uniquely suited to form biological macromolecules
- Describe how biological macromolecules form from monomers
- Compare the structure and function of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids in organisms
- Describe the role of an enzyme as a catalyst in regulating a specific biochemical reaction.
- Explain how factors such as pH, temperature, and concentration levels can affect enzyme function.
Vocabulary
1. protein
2. enzyme 3. concentration 4. pH 5. temperature 6. biological macromolecules 7. catalyst 8. molecule 9. macromolecule 10. carbohydrate 11. lipids 12. nucleic acid 13. deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) |
14. nucleus
15. atom 16. organic molecule 17. monomer 18. polymer 19. adhesion 20. cohesion 21. concentration gradient 22. diffusion 23. freezing point 24. impermeable 25. osmosis 26. specific heat |
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