Chemistry

Carbon

Carbohydrates

Lipids

Proteins

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Biochemistry Jeopardy

Chemistry Carbon Carbohydrates Lipids Proteins Wild!

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Final Jeopardy!

$100 Question

This is the smallest possible particle of an element.

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What is an atom?

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$200 Question

These are the four essential elements of life.

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What are Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen, and Nitrogen?

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$300 Question

This type of molecule has a slight negative charge and a slight positive

charge, allowing for hydrogen bonds to form.

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What is a polar molecule?

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$400 Question

This is the type of bond where electrons of each atom are shared.

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What is a covalent bond?

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$500 Question

It is a solution that contains more H+ ions than water.

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What is an acid?

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$100 Question

It is the main ingredient of organic molecules.

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What is carbon?

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Daily Double

Daily Double Question

This is the amount of valence electrons carbon has, allowing it to produce a

variety of carbon skeletons.

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What are four electrons in carbon?

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$300 Question

This is the name for a single unit of a polymer.

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What is a monomer?

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$400 Question

This reaction occurs when a monomer bonds with a polymer chain, releasing

water in the process.

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What is a dehydration reaction?

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$500 Question

These are the four categories of polymers.

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What are carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids?

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$100 Question

This is an organic molecule made up of sugar molecules.

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What is a carbohydrate?

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$200 Question

This is the term used to describe the type of unit one simple sugar is in a

carbohydrate polymer.

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What is a monomer?

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Daily Double

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This type of molecule consists of multiple sugars bonded together. (Carbohydrates

are made of these.)

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What is a polysaccharide?

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$400 Question

This is the function carbohydrates serve for an organism.

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What is to provide energy?

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$500 Question

This term describes carbohydrates in relation to how they react with water.

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What is hydrophilic?

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This is defined as something with water-avoiding compounds.

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What is a lipid?

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This means “water-fearing.”

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What is hydrophobic?

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$300 Question

Fish oil is an example of this type of lipid.

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What is a unsaturated fat?

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$400 Question

Diets rich in this are unhealthy. They are found in lard, butter, and animal fats.

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What are saturated fats?

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$500 Question

These are lipid molecules include examples like cholesterol and estrogen.

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What are steroids?

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Daily Double

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These are the building blocks of proteins (their monomer unit).

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What are amino acids?

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These are made from a chain of amino acids. They make proteins.

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What are polypeptides?

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$300 Question

This group distinguishes an amino acid from the other 19 amino acids.

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What is the side, or “R,” group?

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$400 Question

Things like heat can cause a protein to undergo this process.

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What is denaturation?

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$500 Question

Catalysts serve the purpose of lowering the amount of this needed to start a

chemical reaction.

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What is the activation energy?

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$100 Question

An atom becomes this when one of its electrons is transferred to another atom.

*Note if it has a charge.

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What is a positive ion?

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$200 Question

Enzymes are specialized proteins that serve as these in chemical reactions.

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What are catalysts?

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$300 Question

This molecule functions to help form structures like hair or fur.

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What is a protein?

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$400 Question

The Hindenburg exploded due to the high amount of this in its vessel.

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What is hydrogen gas?

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$500 Question

In a chemical reaction, these are rearranged.

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What are atoms?

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Final Jeopardy Topic

PROPERTIES OF WATER

Final Jeopardy Question

Ice floats on water due to this property of water.

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What is the fact that ice’s molecules are less densely packed than those in

liquid water?

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