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244 Chemistry: Matter and Change
Solving Problems: A Chemistry Handbook
SOLVING PROBLEMS:
A CHEMISTRY HANDBOOK
CHAPTER 23
Practice Problems
Copy the following table on a sheet of paper. Then complete it
by placing a check mark in the appropriate columns.
Chapter 23 Review
30. What effect do enzymes have on the chemical reactions that
take place in living things? Why are enzymes necessary for
life?
31. Corn syrup is made by breaking down cornstarch chemically.
What monosaccharide would be most abundant in corn syrup?
Explain your answer.
32. What four molecules would you expect to get from the breakdown of a triglyceride?
33. What is the function of DNA in the activities of a cell?
34. Your cells carry out cellular respiration. What is the function of
this process? What process is the reverse of cellular respiration?
Cellular
Photosynthesis Respiration Fermentation
22. Releases energy
23. Uses energy
24. Produces glucose
25. Breaks down
glucose
26. Produces oxygen
27. Uses oxygen
28. Catabolic process
29. Anabolic process