7691565938 | Biomolecules/Macromolecule | Large molecules present in organisms that contain carbon (lipids, carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids) | 0 | |
7691565939 | Carbohydrate | Biomolecule used for fast energy and plant structure; contains C,H,O | 1 | |
7691565940 | Enzymes | A protein catalyst that speeds up chemical reactions by lowering activation energy | 2 | |
7691565941 | Lipid | Biomolecule used for long term energy; part of the cell membrane and contains C,H | 3 | |
7691565942 | Monomer | The smallest unit of a biomolecule; a building block | 4 | |
7691565943 | Nucleic acid | Biomolecule that carries genetic information and instructions for protein synthesis (C,H,O,N,P) | 5 | |
7691565944 | Nucleotide | The monomer of a nucleic acid; made of phosphate, deoxyribose sugar, and nitrogen base | 6 | |
7691565945 | Polymer | A biomolecule made of monomers | 7 | |
7691565946 | Protein | Biomolecule used for structure, made up of amino acids and contains C,H,O,N,P,S | 8 | |
7691565947 | Catalyst | substance that speeds up a chemical reaction by reducing the activation energy | 9 | |
7691565948 | Substrate | reactant to which an enzyme binds | 10 | |
7691565949 | Active Site | specific place where a substrate binds | 11 | |
7691565950 | Activation Energy | minimum amount of energy needed for reactants to form products in a chemical reaction | 12 | |
7691565951 | Monosaccharide | monomer of carbohydrates | 13 | |
7691565952 | Amino Acids | monomer of proteins | 14 |
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