1. Biochemistry Jeopardy
Biology
Biochemistry Jeopardy

2. Atoms/Mixtures/Acids and Bases
Enzymes
Properties of Water
Macromolecules
Macromolecules
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3. Atom for 100 Question: The smallest part of matter is?
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4. Atom for 100
Answer: The atom
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5. Mixtures for 200
Question: The following is a picture of what type of mixture?
Why?
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6. Mixtures for 200
Answer: Suspension- The particles do not dissolve, but separate into pieces.
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7. Counting Atoms for 300
Question: Write the number of atoms for each element in the following chemical formulas
C9H8O4
Fe2O3
Mg(OH)2
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8. Counting Atoms 300 Answer: C9H8O4 Carbon-9 Hydrogen-8 Oxygen-4 Fe2O3
Iron-2 Oxygen-3
Mg(OH)2
Magnesium-1 Oxygen-2 Hydrogen-2
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9. Atoms for 400
Question: Draw a picture of the atom and make sure to include the main parts there should be at least 4 and include charges where appropriate
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10. Atoms for 400
Answer:
Proton +
Neutron 0
Electron -
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11. Acids and Bases for 500
Question: What is an acid? What is the pH range for an acid?
What is a base? What is pH range for a base?
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12. Acids and Bases 500 Back to Game Board
Answer: A compound that produces H+ ions.
7-Neutral
A compound that produces OH- ions
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13. Water for 100
Question: What is the chemical formula for water and write the number of atoms for each element.
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14. Water for 100
Answer:
H2O
Hydrogen-2
Oxygen-1
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15. Water for 200 Question: What is adhesion? Give an example of it.
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16. Water for 200
Answer: The attraction of molecules of different substances.
Examples: water drops and penny, water on the side of a water bottle.
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17. Water for 300
Question: Explain how cohesion and adhesion are involved in water going up a straw. (What is this term called?)
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18. Water for 300 Back to Game Board Answer: Capillary Action
Water sticks together because water molecules attracted to each other-cohesion
Water sticks to the straw because the water molecules and straw are attracted to each other-Adhesion
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19. Water for 400 Check Your Answer Question: What property of
water is the picture showing?
What type of bonds are created?
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20. Water for 400 Answer: Cohesion Hydrogen bonds between water molecules
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21. Water for 500 Question: Explain why water is polar.
You can draw a picture to help you explain.
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22. Water for 500 Back to Game Board
Answer: The Oxygen and Hydrogens in water share electrons unequally causing water molecules to have a charge.
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23. Macromolecules for 100
Question: What is the monomer for a carbohydrate?
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24. Macromolecules for 100
Answer: Monosaccharide
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25. Macromolecules for 200
Question: List 3 foods that contain carbohydrates
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26. Macromolecules for 200
Answer: Breads, Pasta, Fruit, anything with sugar etc.
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27. Macromolecules for 300 Question: What elements do proteins contain?
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28. Macromolecules for 300
Answer: C, H, O, N
Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Nitrogen
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29. Macromolecules for 400 Check Your Answer Question:
What is this monomer called?
What macromolecule is this
monomer from?
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30. Macromolecules for 400 Answer: Lipid Glycerol and Fatty Acid
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31. Macromolecules for 500
List 3 functions of lipids
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32. Back to Game Board Macromolecules for 500 Store energy
Provide insulation
Forms Membranes
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33. Macromolecules for 100
Question: What is the main function of Carbohydrates?
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34. Macromolecules for 100
Answer: To provide immediate energy
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35. Macromolecules for 200
Question: This is a monomer of what macromolecule?
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36. Macromolecules for 200
Answer: Carbohydrate
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37. Macromolecules for 300 Check Your Answer Question:
1.What macromolecule is this picture a monomer of?
2.List two examples of this macromolecule.
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38. Macromolecules for 300
Answer:
Nucleic Acids
DNA
RNA
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39. Macromolecules for 400 Check Your Answer Question:
What is the monomer for nucleic acids?
What is the function?
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40. Macromolecules for 400
Nucleotides
To store and transmit genetic information
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41. Macromolecules 500 Check Your Answer Question:
Name two polysaccharides.
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42. Macromolecules for 500
Answer: Cellulose, Starch, Glycogen
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43. Question: What is the function of an enzyme?
Enzymes
for 100
Question: What is the function of an enzyme?
How does it do this?
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44. Enzymes
for 100
Answer: To speed up chemical reactions by lowering the activation energy
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45. Check Your Answer Enzymes for 200
Question: What is the best temperature for this enzyme?
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46. Enymes
for 200
Answer: About 35 degrees
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47. Check Your Answer Enzymes For 300 Question:
What happens to an enzyme when it denatures?
List two reasons why it would denature.
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48. Answer: It unfolds and changes it shapes and no longer works.
Enzymes
for 300
Answer: It unfolds and changes it shapes and no longer works.
pH and Temperature
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49. Check Your Answer Enymes for 400
Question: Explain why an enzyme is called a biological catalyst.
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50. Answer: Catalysts- Speed up reactions
Enzymes
for 400
Answer: Catalysts- Speed up reactions
Biological- because it takes place in living things, cells.
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51. Check Your Answer Enzymes for 500
Question: Label the following picture and explain it
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52. Answer: Teacher draws on board
Enzymes
for 500
Answer: Teacher draws on board
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