7762396641 | organic compound | a covalently bonded compound that contains carbon,excluding carbonates and oxides. | 0 | |
7762396642 | monomer | a simple molecule that can combine with other like or unlike molecules to make polymer. | 1 | |
7762400043 | polymer | a large molecule formed by more than 5 monomers. | 2 | |
7762407295 | macromolecule | a very large organic molecule, usually a polymer, composed of hundreds and thousands of atoms. | 3 | |
7762409043 | carbohydrate | any organic compound that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and that provides energy to the cells of living things. | 4 | |
7762412872 | monosaccharide | a simple sugar that is the basic subunit, or monomer, of a carbohydrate | 5 | |
7762419715 | disaccharide | a sugar formed from two monosaccharides | 6 | |
7762422955 | polysaccharide | one of the carbohydrates made up of long chains of simple sugars; include starch, glycogen, cellouse | 7 | |
7762422956 | protein | an organic compound that is made of one or more chains of amino acid and is a principal component of all cells. | 8 | |
7762424781 | amino acid | an organic molecule that contains a carboxyl and an amino group and that makes proteins. | 9 | |
7762426758 | polypeptide | a long chain of amino acids | 10 | |
7762426759 | enzyme | a type of protein or RNA molecule that speeds up metabolic reactions in plants and animals without permanately changed or destroyed | 11 | |
7762429858 | substrate | a part, a substance, or element that lies beneath and supports another part, substance, or element | 12 | |
7762429859 | active site | the site on an enzyme that attaches to a substrate | 13 | |
7762433988 | lipid | a large, non polar molecule , including fats and steriods; store energy and make up cell membrane. | 14 | |
7762434019 | fatty acid | an organic acid that is contained in lipids, such as fats and oils | 15 | |
7762440664 | phospholipid | a lipid that contains a phosphorus and is a structural in cell membranes | 16 | |
7762442745 | triglyceride | lipid made out of three fatty molecules and one glycerol molecule. | 17 | |
7762445479 | nucleic acid | an organic compound, RNA or DNA, whose molecules are made up of one or more chains of nucleotides and carry genetic information. | 18 | |
7762450010 | nucleotide | a nucleic acid chain, a sub-unit that consists of a sugar, a phosphorus, and a nitrogenous base. | 19 | |
7762455647 | deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) | the material the contains information of inherited traits. | 20 | |
7762458482 | ribonucleic acid (RNA) | a natural polymer that is present in all living cells and that plays a role in synthesis | 21 | |
7762460740 | starch | created by plants and used for energy as a chain of glucose | 22 | |
7762460741 | glucose | is a carbohydrate that is a monosaccaride and makes lactose and sucrose. | 23 | |
7762486169 | cellulose | many glucose molecules bonded together to create a strong structure, made by plants and used for structure. Cant digest | 24 | |
7827254589 | Function of Carbohydrate | provides energy for all living things provides structure for living things | 25 | |
7827274104 | Glycogen | created by animals, chain of glucose stored in liver or muscle of animal and used for energy in animals | 26 | |
7827292696 | Chitin | many glucose molecules bonded together to create a strong structure. Made by animals and fungi and used for structure | 27 | |
7827315147 | Protein Functions | 1. Form Structure- like muscles, tendons, and bone 2. Enzymes- biological catalysts that controls the rate of chemical reactions in organism 3. Hormones- regulate cell communication 4. Antibodies- provide immune response 5. Hemoglobin- protein in red blood cells that carry oxygen | 28 | |
7827362223 | ~Proteins do not provide energy, carbohydrates do~ | 29 | ||
7827367539 | Lipid Monomer | called a fatty acid, which have 2 types called saturated and unsaturated | 30 | |
7827378475 | Saturated Fatty Acid | full of hydrogen. | 31 | |
7827385917 | Unsaturated Fatty Acid | Not full of hydrogen and can bend | 32 | |
7827393208 | Lipid Polymer | Tryglyceride is 3 fatty acid bonded to a glycerol | 33 | |
7827415054 | Chemical structure of Proteins | Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen | 34 | |
7827419831 | Protein Monomer | Amino acid | 35 | |
7827423743 | Protein Polymer | Polypeptide chain (many amino acids) ~Polypeptide chains combine and fold into varius protein molecules~ | 36 | |
7827440776 | Nucleic Acid Function | stores and transmit genetic information | 37 | |
7827457655 | Nucleic Acid Chemical Structure | Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus | 38 | |
7827471922 | Nucleic Acid Monomer | Nucleotide They are made of 3 parts, a 5 carbon sugar, a phosphate group, a nitrogenous base. | 39 | |
7827497096 | Nucleic Acid Polymer | DNA of RNA | 40 | |
7827496569 | Nucleic Acid Polymer | 41 |
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