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Biomolecules and Enzymes

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

5. Which biomolecules provide quick energy for the cell and also provide materials to build the cell membrane/wall?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Proteins

c)

Lipids

d)

Nucleic Acids

2.

10. Your friend is feeling irritable, lightheaded and dizzy. They are also feeling a bit of confusion and brain fog. Which biomolecule would you recommend your friend consume?

a)

Protein

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Nucleic Acid

d)

Lipid

3.

2. Which biomolecules contains your genetic information?

a)

Proteins

b)

Lipids

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Nucleic Acids

4.

9. Amino Acids are the monomers of __________.

a)

Nucleic Acids

b)

Proteins

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Lipids

5.

6. The monomer of carbohydrates is known as _______.

a)

Amino Acid

b)

Fatty Acid

c)

Nucleotide

d)

Saccharide

6.

Just under an orca's skin lies a thick layer of blubber. Blubber helps insulate a whale from heat loss. Based on this information, which biomolecule is blubber primarily made of?

a)

Lipids

b)

Nucleic Acids

c)

Proteins

d)

Carbohydrates

7.

7. Glycerol and fatty acids are the monomers of _________.

a)

Lipids

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

8.

3. Which biomolecules act as energy storage for the cell and also cushions and insulates organs?

a)

Carbohyrdates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

9.

8. The monomer of Nucleic Acids is known as _________.

a)

Amino Acid

b)

Fatty Acid

c)

Nucleotide

d)

Saccharide

10.

11. People with albinism do not produce the melanin protein. Melanin allows for people to be protected from the sun and thus people with albinism are prone to severe sunburns. Which biomolecule would you infer is responsible for albinism?

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Protein

c)

Lipid

d)

Nucleic Acid

11.

1. The four most common elements found in biomolecules are __________.

a)

Sulfur, Phosphorus, Carbon, Oxygen

b)

Carbon, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Hydrogen

c)

Sulfur, Nitrogen, Carbon, Iron

d)

Carbon, Nitrogen, Hydrogen, Sulfur

12.

What is homeostasis?

a)

Keeping something at an ideal position/setting

b)

A species of hominids

c)

The category in which we put biomolecules

d)

A mixture that is fully blended (with all biomolecules equal)

13.

What are the FOUR most common elements in living things?

a)

Carbon

b)

Silicon

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Hydrogen

e)

Oxygen

14.

What is the function of carbohydrates?

a)

Perform cell's functions/tasks

b)

Fast energy

c)

Energy storage

d)

Alter other biomolecules

e)

Store information for cells

15.

Carbohydrates are primarily made out of...

a)

Carbon

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Nitrogen

e)

Phosphorus

16.

What is the function of proteins?

a)

Build and repair structures

b)

Fast energy

c)

Energy storage

d)

Speed up chemical reactions

e)

Transport molecules

17.

Proteins are primarily made out of... (and sometimes Sulfur)

a)

Carbon

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Nitrogen

e)

Phosphorus

18.

What is the function of nucleic acids?

a)

Perform cell's functions/tasks

b)

Fast energy

c)

Energy storage

d)

Alter other biomolecules

e)

Store genetic information for cells

19.

Nucleic acids are primarily made out of...

a)

Carbon

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Nitrogen

e)

Phosphorus

20.

What is the function of lipids?

a)

Perform cell's functions/tasks

b)

Fast energy

c)

Energy storage

d)

Alter other biomolecules

e)

Store information for cells

21.

Lipids are primarily made out of...

a)

Carbon

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Nitrogen

e)

Phosphorus

22.

Dystrophin is a molecule that holds muscle fibers together. In people with muscular dystrophy, a genetic disease that causes people to lose the ability to walk at a young age, dystrophin molecules never develop.


What biomolecule is this person missing?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

23.
What biomolecule do enzymes belong to? 
a)
Carbohydrate
b)
Lipid
c)
Nucleic Acid
d)
Protein
24.
Which biomolecule is found in pasta and bread?
a)
Lipid
b)
Protein
c)
Nucleic Acid
d)
Carbohydrate
25.
Which biomolecule is a main source of quick energy?
a)
Nucleic Acid
b)
Protein
c)
Lipid
d)
Carbohydrate
26.
Which biomolecule is found in fats, oils, and waxes and is a source of long-term energy
a)
Proteins
b)
Nucleic Acid
c)
Lipids
d)
Carbohydrate
27.
What is the function of a nucleic acid?
a)
Stores genetic information
b)
Stores energy
c)
Quick source of energy
d)
Builds structures
28.
Which biomolecule is this a picture of?
a)
Protein
b)
Nucleic Acid
c)
Lipid
d)
Carbohydrate
29.
Which biomolecule is made of nucleotides and contain you DNA?
a)
Carbohydrate
b)
Lipids
c)
Protein
d)
Nucleic Acid
30.

Which biomolecule helps form muscles?

a)

Nucleic Acid

b)

Carbohydrate

c)

Protein

d)

Lipids

31.
Which biomolecule is responsible for insulation and energy storage?
a)
Protein
b)
Nucleic Acid
c)
Lipid
d)
Carbohydrate
32.
Which biomolecule has sugars and starches?
a)
Lipids
b)
Proteins
c)
Carbohydrates
d)
Nucleic Acid
33.
What type of molecule is this?
a)
Nucleic acid
b)
Protein
c)
Carbohydrate
d)
Lipid
34.
Enzymes are considered to be 
a)
Lipids
b)
Carbohydrate
c)
Protein
d)
Nucleic Acid
35.
What is the purpose  of an enzyme?
a)
give permission for the reaction
b)
raise activation energy
c)
speed up reactions
d)
control how many reactions occur
36.
Letter D...
a)
active site
b)
enzyme
c)
substrate
d)
products
37.

proteins that reduce the amount of energy needed to start biochemical reactions within living cells, i.e. catalysts

a)

protein

b)

enzyme

c)

substrate

d)

active site

38.

the substance on which an enzyme acts upon

a)

protein

b)

enzyme

c)

substrate

d)

active site

39.

the specific area of an enzyme where a substrate binds and chemical reaction occurs

a)

protein

b)

enzyme

c)

substrate

d)

active site

40.

the amount of energy needed to start the reaction

a)

activation energy

b)

catalyst

c)

specificity

41.

a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being consumed or changed in the process

a)

activation energy

b)

catalyst

c)

specificity

42.

structural change in the protein that results in the loss (usually permanent) of its biological properties

a)

denature

b)

-ase

43.

the ability of an enzyme to choose/recognize an exact substrate

a)

activation energy

b)

catalyst

c)

specificity

44.

the suffix found in names of enzymes; all enzymes end in this suffix

a)

denature

b)

-ase

c)

-ose

45.

a TERM used for a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction by reducing the amount of energy needed to start that reaction is called ....

a)

enzyme

b)

substrate

c)

catalyst

d)

product

46.

Either slow down or stop the activity of an enzyme

a)

inhibitor

b)

activator

47.

Molecules that serve as catalysts in living things

a)

enzyme

b)

product

c)

substrate

48.

What does part A represent?

a)

active site

b)

substrate

c)

product

d)

enzyme

49.

What does part D represent?

a)

active site

b)

substrate

c)

product

d)

enzyme

50.

What does part B represent?

a)

active site

b)

substrate

c)

product

d)

enzyme

51.

An enzyme is a specialized ....

a)

nucleic acid

b)

lipid

c)

protein

d)

carbohydrate

52.

What does denature mean?

a)

to change a protein structure

b)

to add more product

c)

level of the pH is insignificant

53.

Are enzymes "USED UP" in a chemical reaction?

a)

no

b)

yes

54.

Based on the graph, what temperature does this enzyme work optimally?

a)

15 C

b)

40 C

c)

30 C

d)

47 C

55.
Letter D...
a)
active site
b)
enzyme
c)
substrate
d)
products
56.
Letter B...
a)
active site
b)
enzyme
c)
substrate
d)
products
57.

Enzyme A works optimally at pH 7, however, it was removed from its environment and placed into a pH of 1. This is not in its working range. This enzyme is not nonfunctioning how it used too. What do we call the process of an enzyme becoming not functional due to pH change or temp change?

a)

Naturing

b)

Denaturing

c)

Transcription

d)

Translation

58.

Enzyme A works optimally at pH 7, however, it was removed from its environment and placed into a pH of 1. This is not in its working range. This enzyme is not functioning how it used too. Why is the enzyme not functional anymore?

a)

The enzyme shape has altered

b)

The enzyme changed color

c)

The enzyme used all the substrate

d)

The substrate change shape

59.

One morning, Drake ate lots of salt and vinegar chips, which have lots of acid on them. Throughout the day, Drake was feeling stomach pains and his food in his stomach is not being broken down by the enzymes. Why would the enzymes in Drakes stomach not break down the food?

a)

The enzymes have denatured due to the acid in the chips changing the shape of the enzyme.

b)

The enzymes in the stomach have broken the substrate down in to smaller parts

c)

The enzymes in the stomach have built the pieces of substrate in to larger molecules called polymers

d)

The enzymes will function normally not matter the pH change.

60.

What temperature will Pepsin, in the graph, be the least functional?

a)

40 degrees Celsius

b)

30 degrees Celsius

c)

60 degrees Celsius

d)

90 degrees Celsius

61.

Lactase is an enzyme that breaks down a sugar found in dairy products known as lactose. Some people are lactose intolerant, and this can be due to not having enough lactase production. People who are lactose intolerant may not feel well after eating foods containing lactose.


If the person that ate the dairy/lactose was to have a fever of 104.3 degrees fahrenheit. What would occur to the protein if this is out of the optimal range of operation? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

a)

the enzyme, lactase, will denature

b)

the enzyme, lactase, will change structure

c)

the enzyme, lactase, will function less - if at all

d)

the enzyme will break more lactose down

e)

the enzyme will break apart into amino acids

62.

What is the optimal conditions for enzyme B?

a)

Temp of 78 degrees and pH of 8

b)

Temp of 50 degrees and pH of 4

c)

Temp of 90 degrees and pH of 3

d)

Temp of 78 degrees and pH of 2