WorksheetsB1.2 OCR Biology definitions
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
chromosome
enzyme for carbohydrates
long molecule of DNA
colourful DNA
gene
where a reaction takes place in an enzyme
something you wear on your legs
short section of DNA that codes for a characteristic like eye colour
nucleotide
the centre of the atom
small unit that makes up DNA
the brain of the cell
polymer
molecule made of many smaller molecules joined together
used to fill in walls
binds to an enzyme
complementary base pairing
the way bases bond together in DNA (Adenine to Thymine and Guanine to Cytosine)
the way people are matched on dating apps
they way people run round the rounders pitch
double helix
a new chocolate bar
the shape of DNA
an enemy of Doctor Who
enzyme
biological catalyst
a new planet
the leaf of a plant
catalyst
something found in car exhausts
something that speeds up a reaction
a genetically engineered cat that can write shopping lists for you
active site
place where people keep fit
place on an enzyme, specially shaped so the substrate can bind to it
somewhere workmen put up buildings
substrate
molecule that binds to an enzyme
passageway under a road
an underground train
lock and key hypothesis
model for how doors work, using locks and keys
model for how enzymes work, with enzymes being the lock and substrates being the key
theory behind canal boat travel
denatured
when an enzyme dies
when an enzyme stops working permanently because it has been heated to too high a temperature so the protein chains unravel and the enzyme changes shape
when an area is destroyed due to climate change and animals and plants die
