Biochemistry Vocabulary

What are the monomers of lipids?

• Nucleotides
• Amino Acids
• Fatty Acids
• Glucose

What is a carboxylic acid with a long carbon chain, which is either saturated or unsaturated?

• Glucose
• Fatty Acid
• Nucleotide
• Amino Acid

What is a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without undergoing any permanent chemical change?

• Substrate
• Enzyme
• Enzyme Inhibitor
• Catalyst

What is a common element in biomolecules?

• Hydrogen
• Nitrogen
• Oxygen
• Carbon

What are nucleic acids?

• Complex organic substances present in living cells
• Simple organic substances present in living cells
• Complex inorganic substances present in living cells
• Inorganic substances present in living cells

What is a protein that acts as a catalyst to start a specific biochemical reaction?

• Enzyme Inhibitor
• Enzyme
• Substrate
• Catalyst

What is the structure of nucleotides?

• Phosphate group, fatty acid, nitrogenous base
• Phosphate group, sugar, nitrogenous base
• Phosphate group, sugar, amino acid
• Phosphate group, sugar, water

What is the role of glucose?

• Provide short-term energy source
• Build proteins
• Store long-term energy
• Form DNA

What is a class of organic compounds that are fatty acids or their derivatives and are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents?

• Carbohydrate
• Nucleic Acid
• Protein
• Lipid

What is a biomolecule that is broken down to glucose to provide short-term energy?

• Lipid
• Protein
• Nucleic Acid
• Carbohydrate