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Bio Unit 2 Notes
Bio Unit 2 Notes
Bio Unit 2 Notes
I. Enzyme
A. definition
1. proteins which speed up chemical reactions without being changed
themselves
a. speed up chemical reactions up to billions of times faster
B. ATP
1. tiny energy molecule
a. “little bites”
b. fuel cellular metabolism
C. H202
1. hydrogen pyroxide
D. E
1. Catalase
E. H2O2 + E H20 + 02
Metabolic Reactions
Cell
02 CO2
C6H12O6 ATP
H202
I. Dehydration Reaction
A. Also:
1. Dehydration Synthesis
2. Condensation Synthesis
Molecule Building Block
H OH H OH H OH, etc.
H20 H20
Etc. Macromolecule
II. Hydrolysis
A. Breaking apart molecules into individual building blocks
H OH H OH H OH, etc.