BIOCHEMISTRY ANNEX – ACTIVITIES

STUDENT: MAIRA ISABELA BERNAL MARTINEZ

COURSE: 11A
ACTIVITY 1 - READING AND WIRTING. Write the Spanish meaning for the
following list of vocabulary and then solve the wordsearch.

Word Meaning Word Meaning Word Meaning

Biochemistry Bioquímica Single-celled unicelular Sugar Azucar
Atoms Atomos Compounds Components Proteins Proteina
Molecules Molesculas Organisms Organismos Enzymes enzimas
Organic Organico Cycles Ciclos Reactants Reactivos
Living world Mundo Photosynthesi Fotosintesis Herbicide Herbicida
viviente s

V V D S A T L M L D T C B Z W O Z G T N
Z H C T I F J E O L I J I S B J D L Z E
U L O Z D A N C X R L M O N E Z Z E F T
P M S A I F E P O O V M C E A Z E Q B A
S L F G P U S A U W S B H B B G Y S N U
C O M P O U N D S G M A E C N P R F I D
S E L U C E L O M N H F M Y Z M H O E P
G N J B S X O C D I H B I C I Q B L H R
Q J I P Q H U D Z V X W S L A T L O G Y
O Q P E B Q A R R I U S T E S E T L H Z
U R Y A T X C Z K L K X R S C O J B Q P
M B G U N O S Q I Z W S Y E S H V F E R
R P U A A A R R J E T U L Y E X V I U Y
D D A I N U G P S N M G N N M T Q Q V Q
U Q R E D I E A A N N T M W Y N P C A N
E H D X U C S T L I H R D B Z Y Q S C S
G R Q F W H C M S E R E Y X N I N I T V
F E U L N A Z M S N B M S A E J D C U Y
M C J P E K X I H E R B I C I D E V R W
J K I R K B S R A G U S S M H T C R H N
the quality that living beings have of being able to chemically change the nature of certain
substances), 1 is the set of biochemical reactions and physicochemical processes that
occur in a cell and in the organism.2 These complex interrelated processes are the basis of
the life on a molecular scale and allow the various activities of cells: grow, reproduce,
maintain their structures and respond to stimuli, among others.

Metabolism is divided into two conjugated processes, catabolism and anabolism, which
are coupled processes, since one depends on the other:

Catabolic reactions release energy; An example of this is glycolysis, a process of

degradation of compounds such as glucose, the reaction of which results in the release of
energy retained in their chemical bonds.
Anabolic reactions, on the other hand, use that energy to rebuild chemical bonds and
build components of cells, such as proteins and nucleic acids.