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6406918910acid pHbelow 70
6406920747base pHabove 71
6406920748bufferskeeps the substance from changing pH levels2
6406924787buffers help maintainhomeostasis3
6406927629chemical reactionswhen bonds between atoms are formed or broken4
6406929060metabolismall the chemical reactions that occur inside an organism5
6406933772what do some reactions require?energy6
6406936498what does organic meanit contains carbon7
6406938588all living things have what?carbon8
6406940572how many bonds can carbon make with other elements49
6406940573monomeran organic molecule made up of one unit10
6406942777polymeran organic molecule made up of a long chain of repeating units11
6406945339elements of carbohydratescarbon, hydrogen, oxygen12
6406947065carbohydrates usesstore and release quick energy13
6406948670carbohydrates monomermonosaccharide14
6406950519types of polymersdisaccharide and polysaccharide15
6406954270dissaccharidetwo sugar carbohydrate16
6406956324polysaccharidepolymer carbohydrate17
6406959941what is the repeating monomer for all 3 typesglucose18
6406963601starcha spiral chain of glucose made by plants to store glucose19
6406965397glycogena chain of glucose made by animals to store excess glucose after a meal20
6406968855cellulosea chain of glucose hooked together like a chained link fence made by plants to form the cell wall21
6406972905lipids elementscarbon, hydrogen, oxygen22
6406974261lipids useslong term energy storage, insulation and protective coatings23
6406977675lipids monomerfatty acids with a glycerol24
6406979118lipids foodspeanuts and avacados25
6406980411types of lipidssaturated fatty acid and unsaturated fatty acid26
6406983524saturated fatty acidno double bonds holds more hydrogens, solid at room temperature27
6406986737unsaturated fatty acidone or more double bonds, creating a bend in the molecule, holds fewer hydrogens, liquid at room temperature28
6424252867why don't lipids dissolve in water?lipids are non-polar and water is polar29
6424255329examples of lipidswaxes and steroids30
6424257018waxeswater proofing and protective coating on plants31
6424259270steroidsmantain and control functions throughout the body32
6424261388elements of nucleic acidcarbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus33
6424265746nucleic acid usesstore genetic information34
6424267545nucleic acid monomernucleotides35
64242711953 parts of a nucleotidephosphate group, sugar, nitrogen base36
6424278667types of nucleic acidsDNA and RNA37
6424278668DNA stands for whatdeoxyribonucleic acid38
6424282066RNA stands for whatribonucleic acid39
6424284005DNAan organisms genetic material40
6424287141DNA functionstores information to build proteins41
6424289908RNAa copy of DNA42
6424289909RNA functioncarries the code to build proteins43
6424293033Proteins elementscarbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen44
6424298122Proteins usesstructured functions (hair and skin), muscle movement, enzymes45
6424301765protein monomeramino acids46
6424304390types of proteinsdipeptide and polypeptide47
6424307076dipeptide2 amino acids held by a peptide bond48
6424309430polypeptidemany amino acids held by a peptide bond49
6424316880examples of proteinsinsulin and hemoglobin50
6424316895insulinimportant for metabolism and utilization of energy from glucose51
6424320568hemoglobinblood to carry oxygen52
6424329721How many different amino acids can be rearranged to make up a protein2053
6424333029What aren't a good source of energyprotein54
6424335303enzymes are a type of whatprotein55
6424335320enzyme functionspeed up a chemical reaction by lowering the activation rate56
6424365215almost all what are helped along by enzymesmetabolic reactions57
6424367220what are the three things that effect enzymestemperature, pH, concentration58
6424370082example of enzyme functionpepsin enzyme in the stomach- works at a pH of 259
6424372969lipasebreakdown fats60
6424374447catalasebreakdown hydrogen peroxide in tissues61
6424376476amylasebreakdown starch, saliva is an amylase62

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