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| 8286185661 | atom | particle made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons |  | 0 |
| 8286185662 | compound | the chemical combination of 2 or more elements in specific amounts | 1 | |
| 8286185663 | metabolism | all of the chemical reactions that build or break down materials within an organism | 2 | |
| 8286185664 | nucleotide | building block of a nucleic acid (DNA and RNA) |  | 3 |
| 8286185665 | amino acid | building block of a protein |  | 4 |
| 8286185666 | polypeptide | synonym for protein; chain of amino acids |  | 5 |
| 8286185667 | chemical bond | link formed by two electrons that binds atoms together; where the energy in a compound is stored |  | 6 |
| 8286185668 | pH scale | measurement system used to indicate how acidic or basic a substance is; measures the concentration of H+ ions |  | 7 |
| 8286185669 | acid | compound that releases H+ ions in solution; pH less than 7 | 8 | |
| 8286185670 | base | compound that releases OH- ions in solution; pH greater than 7 | 9 | |
| 8286185671 | monomer | building block or small unit of a polymer; can be linked into chains | 10 | |
| 8286185672 | polymer | large molecule made up of smaller building blocks or monomers |  | 11 |
| 8286185673 | carbohydrate | contains carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen; main source of energy for body, commonly end in "ose" |  | 12 |
| 8286185674 | monosaccharide | building block of a carbohydrate; simple sugar |  | 13 |
| 8286185675 | polysaccharide | large carbohydrate made up of monosaccharides, ex. starch and glycogen |  | 14 |
| 8286185676 | lipid | huge molecule that contains carbon, hydrogen, and a little oxygen; includes fats, oils, and waxes |  | 15 |
| 8286185677 | fatty acid | with glycerol, make up the building blocks of lipids |  | 16 |
| 8286185678 | glycerol | with fatty acids, make up the building blocks of lipids |  | 17 |
| 8286185679 | protein | contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen; makes up cell/body structures and enzymes | 18 | |
| 8286185680 | nucleic acid | contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorous; involved in protein synthesis |  | 19 |
| 8286185681 | chemical reaction | process that changes one set of chemicals into another set of chemicals |  | 20 |
| 8286185682 | reactant | chemical that enters a chemical reaction | 21 | |
| 8286185683 | product | chemical that results from a chemical reaction | 22 | |
| 8286185684 | activation energy | energy needed to start a reaction |  | 23 |
| 8286185685 | catalyst | substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction | 24 | |
| 8286185686 | enzyme | specialized protein that speeds up a chemical reaction by decreasing activation energy; typically end in "ase" |  | 25 |
| 8286185687 | substrate | reactant that fits with an enzyme | 26 | |
| 8286185688 | denaturation | when an enzyme changes shape and no longer functions due to high temperatures or wrong pH |  | 27 |
| 8286185689 | organic compound | compound that contains carbon bonded to hydrogen and is found in living things | 28 | |
| 8286185690 | starch | polysaccharide made up of a chain of glucose molecules; food storage molecule for plants |  | 29 |
| 8286185691 | glycogen | compound used by animals to store carbohydrates in the liver and skeletal muscles |  | 30 |
| 8286185692 | glucose | simple sugar that is used to make ATP through cellular respiration |  | 31 |
| 8286185693 | cellulose | polysaccharide that is the main component of plant; not digested (fiber) |  | 32 |
| 8286185694 | Intermolecular Force | Attraction between molecules |  | 33 |
