biochemistry Flashcards
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| 14649151601 | element | basic building block of physical matter, cannot be broken down to a simpler structure | 0 | |
| 14649158984 | atom | the smallest unit of an element | 1 | |
| 14649161646 | compound | a chemical substance composed of two or more atoms of elements | 2 | |
| 14649166010 | molecule | the smallest unit of compound | 3 | |
| 14649172036 | pH scale | the scale that is used to identify acids and bases range from 0-14 acids are below 7 bases are above 7 neutral is equal to 7 | 4 | |
| 14649189470 | polymer | a substance made of many parts | 5 | |
| 14649196028 | organic | grouping of elements that always include carbon essential that cellular proccesses | 6 | |
| 14649211476 | carbohyrate | organic compound that is the quickness energy source for life contain hydrogen oxygen | 7 | |
| 14649229335 | lipid | organic compound used for long term energy storage and makes up cell membrane. contains carbon and hydrogen | 8 | |
| 14649252844 | protein | organic compound used for growth and repair and includes the enzyme group. contains carbon,hydrogen oxygen and nitrogen | 9 | |
| 14649264383 | nucleic acid | organic compounds also known as DNA and RNA that code for all genetic information essential to life. contain hydrogen, oxygen nitrogen ,carbon and phodphorous | 10 | |
| 14649278585 | nucleotide | monomer of a nucleic acid , composed of a 5-carbon sugar, phosphate group and a nitrogenous base | 11 | |
| 14649286279 | amino acid | monomer of protein includes a variable side chain which makes each one unique | 12 | |
| 14649292777 | cellulose | rigid carbohydrate that is found in the cell wall of plant cells | 13 | |
| 14649300449 | insulin | protein hormone released by the the pancreas in response to blood glucose levels | 14 | |
| 14649308059 | hemoglobin | protein in red blood cells containing iron is responsible for circulating oxygen in the blood stream | 15 | |
| 14649315546 | enzyme | a type of protein that breaks compounds down and speeds up reaction | 16 | |
| 14649320348 | substrate | the molecule to which an enzyme binds and acts upon | 17 | |
| 14649326025 | active site | site on an enzyme that binds to the substrate and triggers a chemical reaction also determines the type of substrate to be acted upon | 18 | |
| 14649339126 | activation energy | 19 |