4758984804 | Carbohydrate | Macromolecule, C,H,O, H:o = 2:1 | 0 | |
4758984805 | Protein | Macromolecule, C,H,O, N and sometimes S | 1 | |
4758984806 | Lipids | Macromolecule, C,H,O, many more H than O | 2 | |
4758984807 | Nucleic Acids | Macromolecule, C,H,O, N, and P | 3 | |
4758984808 | Monosaccharides | Monomers of Carbohydrates | 4 | |
4758984809 | Amino Acids | Monomers of Proteins | 5 | |
4758984810 | Nucleotides | Monomers of Nucleic Acids | 6 | |
4758984811 | Bread, pastas, fruits, vegetables, beans | Sources of Carbohydrates | 7 | |
4758984812 | Dairy products, meats, eggs, oils | Sources of lipids | 8 | |
4758984813 | Dairy products, meats, eggs, beans | Sources of protein | 9 | |
4758984814 | Glucose, Fructose, Amylose, Cellulose, Glycogen | Examples of Carbohydrates | 10 | |
4758984815 | Enzymes, collagen, keratin, actin, myosin, hemoglobin | Examples of Proteins | 11 | |
4758984816 | Oils, waxes, phospholipids | Examples of lipids | 12 | |
4758984817 | DNA, RNA | Examples of Nucleic Acids | 13 | |
4758984818 | Enzymes | Proteins that speed up chemical reactions in cells | 14 | |
4758984819 | Substrate | The compound with which an enzyme interacts | 15 | |
4758984820 | Active site | Where the enzyme interacts with its specific substrate | 16 | |
4758984821 | Water | Most common compound in living things | 17 | |
4758984822 | Water molecule | 2 hydrogen atoms covalently bonded to an oxygen atom | 18 | |
4758984823 | Hydrogen | Type of bonds that connect 2 water molecules | 19 | |
4758984824 | Polar | A compound that has different charges at opposite ends | 20 | |
4758984825 | Cohesion | Force of attraction between 2 water molecules | 21 | |
4758984826 | Adhesion | Force of attraction between a water molecule and another type of molecule | 22 | |
4758984827 | Surface tension | Property created by cohesion that allows objects with greater density than water to sit on top of water | 23 | |
4758984828 | Capillary action | Property created by cohesion and adhesion that causes water to move upward in tiny tubes. | 24 | |
4758984829 | High Heat Capacity (High Specific Heat) | Property of water that makes it difficult to change the temperature of water. | 25 | |
4758984830 | Hydrogen | Most common element in living things | 26 | |
4758984831 | Oxygen | Element that creates most of the mass of a human | 27 | |
4758984832 | Carbon | All organic compounds have this element bonded to hydrogen | 28 | |
4758984833 | Nitrogen | 78% of the atmosphere, found in proteins and DNA | 29 | |
4758984834 | Saturated fat | A lipid with only single bonds between carbon atoms in its fatty acid tails (hydrocarbon chains) | 30 | |
4758984835 | Unsaturated fat | A lipid with at least one double bond between carbon atoms in its fatty acid tails (hydrocarbon chains) | 31 | |
4758984836 | -ose | ending associated with carbohydrates | 32 | |
4758984837 | -ase | ending associated with proteins that are enzymes | 33 | |
4758984838 | Long term energy storage, Padding and Insulation | Function of Lipids | 34 | |
4758984839 | Immediate energy source, structure | Function of carbohydrates | 35 | |
4758984840 | Catalysts in chemical reactions, move substances, move cells, create structure, coordinate cell and body functions | Function of proteins | 36 | |
4758984841 | Store genetic information | Function of nucleic acids | 37 | |
4758984842 | Covalent | Type of bond that shares electrons | 38 | |
4758984843 | Water | Most common compound in living things | 39 | |
4758984844 | Denature | When the shape of an enzyme changes | 40 | |
4758984845 | pH and temperature | Things that cause enzymes to denature | 41 | |
4758984846 | Solid | When water has the most hydrogen bonds | 42 | |
4758984847 | Glycogen | Stored carbohydrate in animals | 43 | |
4758984848 | Starch (amylose) | Stored carbohydrate in a plant | 44 | |
4758984849 | Cellulose | Structural carbohydrate in plant cell walls | 45 | |
4758984850 | Inorganic | Type of compound that typically lacks carbon. | 46 | |
4758984851 | Organic | Type of compound that always has carbon | 47 | |
4758984852 | Monomers | Smaller compounds used to build large compounds | 48 | |
4758984853 | Disaccharide | Two monosaccharides | 49 | |
4758984854 | Polymer | A large compound made of many repeating monomers | 50 | |
4758984855 | Polysaccharide | A complex carbohydrate made of many monosaccharides | 51 | |
4758984856 | Hydrolysis | A reactions that combines monomers to form a polymer and uses water. | 52 | |
4758984857 | Dehydration synthesis | A reaction that produces water by breaking apart polymers. | 53 | |
4758984858 | Solvent | Water can dissolve many things. It is an excellent _?_ | 54 | |
4758984859 | Iron | Needed to make hemoglobin so red blood cells can carry oxygen. | 55 |
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