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8189823745acidA substance that increases the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution.0
8189823746baseA substance that decreases the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution.1
8189823747covalent bondA chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule2
8189823748enzymeA type of protein that speeds up a chemical reaction in a living thing3
8189823749glycogenExtremely branched polymer of glucose.4
8189823750isotopeAtoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons5
8189823751moleculeA group of atoms bonded together6
8189823752nucleusControl center of the cell7
8189823753polymerA covalent compound made up of many small, repeating units linked together in a chain.8
8189823754starchstorage form of glucose in plants9
8189823755active siteA pocket or groove on the surface of the enzyme.10
8189823756carbohydrateA sugar in the form of a monosaccharide, disaccharide or polysaccharide. Broken down to simple sugars11
8189823757dehydration synthesisCondensation reaction where molecules are connected by loss of a water molecule.12
8189823758enzyme-substrate complexA temporary complex formed when an enzyme binds to its substrate molecule(s).13
8189823759hydrolysisBreaking down complex molecules by the chemical addition of water14
8189823760lipidA fatty substance that does not dissolve in water15
8189823761monosaccharideA single sugar molecule such as glucose or fructose, the simplest type of sugar.16
8189823762organic compoundCompounds that contain carbon17
8189823763polysaccharideLong chains of linked monosaccharides.18
8189823764substrateA specific reactant acted upon by an enzyme19
8189823765amino acidBuilding blocks of protein20
8189823766celluloseA substance (made of sugars) that is common in the cell walls of many organisms21
8189823767disaccharideA carbohydrate compound consisting of two sugar molecules joined together.22
8189823768fatty acidsBuilding Blocks of Lipids23
8189823769ionA charged atom24
8189823770metabolismAll of the chemical reactions that occur within an organism25
8189823771nucleic acida long chain of smaller molecules called nucleotides; DNA and RNA26
8189823772pH levelMeasure of how acidic or basic a substance is27
8189823773proteinNutrients the body uses to build and maintain its cells and tissues28
8189823774atomthe basic unit of a chemical element.29
8189823775compoundA substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds30
8189823776elementA pure substance made of only one kind of atom31
8189823777glycerolA three-carbon alcohol to which fatty acids are covalently bonded to make fats and oils.32
8189823778ionic bondA chemical bond resulting from the attraction between oppositely charged ions.33
8189823779mixtureA combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined34
8189823780nucleotidea molecule made of a nitrogen base, a sugar, and a phosphate group35
8189823781peptide bondThe covalent bond between two amino acid units, formed by a dehydration reaction.36
8189823782solutionA mixture that forms when one substance dissolves another.37

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