Binmaley Catholic School, Inc.

School ID: 400146

Binmaley, Pangasinan

Senior High School Department

First Semester
Enrichment Activities in General Biology 1
S.Y. 2021-2022

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Grade and Section: ______________________________________ Date: ______________________
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ACTIVITY 1: THE MAJOR BIOMOLECULES

Direction: Choose the letter that corresponds to the correct answer.
1. Neutral fats, oils and waxes are ____________.
a. Carbohydrates c. Nucleic acids
b. Lipids d. Proteins
2. Most enzymes are _____________.
a. Carbohydrates c. Nucleic acids
b. Lipids d. Proteins
3. The complex compound that carries the information needed to make proteins is ____________.
a. Carbohydrate c. Enzyme
b. DNA d. Lipid
4. Carbohydrate is to glucose as ___________.
a. fat is to oil c. hydrogen is to oxygen
b. DNA is to RNA d. protein is to amino acid
5. Enzymes speed up chemical reactions by ____________.
a. storing glycogen c. decreasing activation energy
b. repelling substrates d. increasing activation energy
6. One of the differences between DNA and RNA molecules is the absence of this nitrogenous base
in RNA.
a. Adenine c. Guanine
b. Cytosine d. Thymine
7. One feature of lipids is that these biomolecules ___________.
a. Include cartilage and chitin
b. Are composed of monosaccharides
c. serve as food reserves in many organisms
d. include fats consisting of one fatty acid molecule and three glycerol molecules
8. In the equation 2H2 + O2 2H2O ,
a. only H2O is a compound c. H2, O2, and H2O are all compounds
b. H2, O2, and H2O are all elements d. H2, O2, and H2O are all trace elements
9. The cellular pH is kept near a value of 7 because of _________.
a. Acids c. Buffers
b. Bases d. Salts
10. The storage form of carbohydrates in animals is __________and in plants it is ___________.
a. cellulose; glycogen c. glycogen; starch
b. glycogen; cellulose d. starch; glycogen

ACTIVITY 2: PROTEINS, LIPIDS, CARBOHYDRATES AND NUCLEIC ACIDS

Critical Thinking: Answer the following items. Use additional sheets of paper for your answer.
1. Why would it be impossible to live if proteins were not existed in the body?

2. How does the presence or absence of one of the building blocks affect an organism’s health?
 3. Why is it important that enzymes are not changed by the reactions they control?

4. Why are carbohydrates universally important as immediate energy source?

5. Why must the nitrogenous bases maintain their complementarity at all times?

ACTIVITY 3: ENZYMES
Direction: Read and analyze the article entitled “Probiotics, Lacto-Fermented Foods and Digestive
Enzymes: Important Additions To Your Diet” by Casey, Jane at https://tacanow.org/family-
resources/probiotics-lacto-fermented-foods-and-digestive-enzymes-in-diet/. Then answer the following
questions:
Questions:
1. How important are the enzymes present in our digestive tract?

2. Why did the author say that “the belly rules the mind”?

3. How do stress, environmental pollution, illnesses, and chemicals diminish the body’s ability to
effectively produce enzymes?

Prepared by: Reviewed and Checked by: Noted by:

KAREN JOY S. SORIANO BEVERLY JOY E. DE GUZMAN MERLITA A. LIWANAG

Subject Teacher SAC-Science Assistant Principal- SHS

Approved by:

MELISSA M. SORIANO, EdD

Principal