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| 4877603003 | Organic Compounds | contain carbon; include lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, and carbohydrates | 0 | |
| 4877606167 | Functional Groups | amino, carbonyl, carboxyl, hydroxyl, phosphate, sulfhydryl | 1 | |
| 4877612278 | Fat | glycerol + 3 fatty acids | 2 | |
| 4877614599 | Saturated Fat | bad for you; mostly found in animals; has double bonds | 3 | |
| 4877616493 | Unsaturated Fat | better for you; mostly found in plants; has single bonds | 4 | |
| 4877618037 | Steroids | lipids that include the sex hormones and cholesterol; formed by four carbon rings | 5 | |
| 4877620865 | Phospholipids | glycerol + 2 fatty acids + 1 phosphate group; make up the bilayer membrane of cells; have hydrophobic interiors and hydrophilic exteriors | 6 | |
| 4877626952 | Carbohydrates | used by cells for energy and structure; include monosaccharides (glucose), disaccharides (sucrose, maltose, lactose), and polysaccharides (chitin, cellulose) | 7 | |
| 4877632466 | Proteins | polymer of amino acids; several functions (transport, enzymes, cell signals, receptors, structure) | 8 | |
| 4877637897 | Enzymes | selective catalytic proteins that react with substrates; speed up biological reactions by lowering the required energy; affected negatively by pH, temperature, and concentration. | 9 | |
| 4877648465 | Competitive Inhibition | inhibitor resembles substrate and binds to active site | 10 | |
| 4877652055 | Noncompetitive Inhibition | inhibitor does not resemble substrate and binds elsewhere on enzyme, alters active site so that substrate cannot bind | 11 | |
| 4877656220 | Hydrolysis | breaks down components by adding water | 12 | |
| 4877658062 | Dehydration Reaction | two components brought together, producing water | 13 | |
| 4877660192 | Endergonic Reaction | reaction that requires energy | 14 | |
| 4877661955 | Exergonic Reaction | reaction that gives off energy | 15 | |
| 4877664768 | Redox Reaction | electron transfer reactions (such as in the Electron Transport Chain) | 16 | |
| 4911188251 | Phosphate Group | what functional group is this? |  | 17 |
| 4911192419 | Amino Group | what functional group is this? |  | 18 |
| 4911194120 | Hydroxyl Group | what functional group is this? |  | 19 |
| 4911197464 | Carbonyl Group | what functional group is this? Hint: it makes compounds polar |  | 20 |
| 4911201874 | Carboxyl Group | what functional group is this? |  | 21 |
| 4911206275 | Sulfhydryl Group | what functional group is this? |  | 22 |
| 4911283015 | Cellulose | arranged in straight structures; makes up plant cell walls | 23 | |
| 4911304062 | Chitin | a lipid found in exoskeletons of arthropods | 24 | |
| 4911310072 | Lipids | hydrophobic organic compounds that do not consist of polymers; used for building blocks or as an energy source in cells | 25 | |
| 4911314585 | Primary Structure | a chain of amino acids that make up proteins | 26 | |
| 4911317177 | Secondary Structure | folding or coiling polypeptides; arranged in an alpha helix or beta pleated sheet; two dimensional; makes up proteins | 27 | |
| 4911326619 | Disulfide Bridge | holds amino acids together, specifically within the secondary structure of protein conformation | 28 | |
| 4911330083 | Tertiary Structure | caused by the attraction or repellent between amino acids in the primary protein structure; causes 2-D structure to fold into a three dimensional structure | 29 | |
| 4911344836 | Quaternary Structure | proteins bonded to other proteins | 30 | |
| 4911354762 | Denaturation | proteins unravelling | 31 | |
| 4911359001 | Chaperonins | a protein that helps other proteins to fold properly; creates a perfect environment | 32 | |
| 4911367046 | Nucleic Acids | cytosine, guanine, uracil (in RNA), adenine, thymine | 33 | |
| 4912087675 | Aldehyde | a carbonyl group at the end of the chain | 34 | |
| 4912097333 | Ketone | a carbonyl group within the chain | 35 | |
| 4912104770 | Hydrophilic | water-loving | 36 | |
| 4912104771 | Hydrophobic | water-repelling | 37 | |
| 4912107274 | Polar Molecule | a molecule with an unequal distribution of charge, causing a positive side and a negative side | 38 | |
| 4912149826 | Glycosidic Linkage | a covalent bond that joins a carbohydrate molecule to a different (or another carbohydrate) molecule. |  | 39 |
| 4912163412 | Ester Linkage | carboxylic acid (a carbon, an oxygen, a hydroxyl group, and a hydrocarbon) reacts with a hydroxyl group, forming a water molecule. |  | 40 |
| 4912193426 | Fibrous Proteins | proteins with a primary and secondary structure | 41 | |
| 4912195774 | Globular Proteins | proteins with a primary, secondary, and tertiary structure | 42 | |
| 4912203067 | Substrate | a substance an enzyme acts upon; enzyme reacts with an active site | 43 | |
| 4912411082 | Glucose Molecule | what molecule is this? |  | 44 |
| 4912419525 | Triglyceride Molecule | what molecule is this? |  | 45 |
| 4912432836 | Phospholipid Molecule | what molecule is this? |  | 46 |
| 4912439515 | Cholesterol Molecule | what molecule is this? |  | 47 |
| 4912473193 | Carboxyl and Amino | what two groups does an amino acid contain? | 48 | |
| 4912502152 | Activation Energy Diagram | what is this diagram? |  | 49 |
