Biochemistry Flashcards

7323945727	Monomer	small unit that can join together with other small units to form polymers	0
7323949784	Polymer	large compound formed from combinations of many monomers	1
7323952806	Carbohydrate	compound made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms; major source of energy for the human body	2
7323958183	monosaccharide	single sugar molecule	3
7323960542	polysaccharide	large macromolecules formed from monosaccharides	4
7323965812	lipid	macromolecule made mainly from carbon and hydrogen atoms; includes fats, oils, and waxes	5
7323971799	Nucleic Acid	macromolecule containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and phosphorus	6
7323975685	Nucleotide	monomer of nucleic acids made up of a 5 carbon sugar, a phosphate group and a nitrogenous base	7
7323979781	protein	macromolecule that contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, needed by the body for growth and repair and to make up enzymes	8
7323984826	amino acid	compound with an amino group on one end and a carboxyl group on the other end	9
7323988230	chemical reaction	process that changes one set of chemicals into another set of chemicals	10
7323990542	reactant	element or compound that enters into a chemical reaction	11
7323995496	product	element or compound produced by a chemical reaction	12
7323997062	activation energy	energy needed to get a reaction started	13
7323999163	catalyst	substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction	14
7324003638	enzyme	protein that acts as a biological catalyst	15
7324005482	substrate	reactant of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction	16