Biochemistry Review

Let’s check your understanding…

• State the most frequently occurring chemical elements in living things.

• State three other elements that are required by living things – albeit in smaller quantities…

• What word means…”carbon based compounds produced by living things”?

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Which of the following DOESN’T belong?

• Glucose• Lactose• Galactose• Fructose

Name that bond (at 4 and 5)!

Which of the following DOESN’T belong?

• Starch• Cellulose• Glycogen• Sucrose

Which element is present in maltase but not maltose?

• Carbon• Hydrogen• Oxygen• Nitrogen• Calcium

Name that sugar!

• used by ANIMALS for short term energy storage

Name that sugar!

• provides rigidity to plant cell walls

Name that sugar!

• Milk sugar

Name that reaction…

Monosaccharide + Monosaccharide

Disaccharide + Water

Name that reaction

Amino Acid + Amino Acid

Protein + Water

Name that reaction!

Fat + Water

3 fatty acids + glycerol

Name that macromolecule class!

• Used for long term energy storage in animals, protection, buoyancy and insulation

Name that macromolecule class!

• Comprised of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen ONLY

Name that macromolecule class!

• Accounts for more than 50% of the dry mass of most cells.

Name that macromolecule class!

• The only thing the members of this group have in common is that they are all NONPOLAR (i.e. hydroPHOBIC) and are comprised chiefly of C, H, and O (sometimes P)

Name that macromolecule class!

Name that macromolecule class!

• Used for transport, protection, catalysts, cellular communications, defense against foreign substances

• **Should be able to NAME an example of each one…

• The most bang for your buck, in terms of energy, comes from…