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solute |
substance that is dissolved in a solvent to make a solution |
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solvent |
substance in what a solute is dissolved to make a solution |
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acid |
compound that forms when hydrogen ions (H+) in solution |
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base |
compound that produces hydroxide ions (OH+) in solution |
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monomer |
small unit that can join together with other small units to form polymers |
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polymer |
large compound from combinations of many monomers |
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carbohydrates |
compound made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms |
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monosaccharide |
single sugar molecule |
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polysaccharide |
large macro-molecule formed for monosaccharides |
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lipid |
macro-molecule made mainly from carbon and hydrogen atoms |
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nucleic acid |
macro-molecule containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and phosphorus
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nucleotide |
monomer of nucleic acids made up of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base |
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ribonucleic acid |
(RNA) single-stranded nucleic acid that contains sugar ribosomes |
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deoxyribonucleic acid |
(DNA) nucleic acid that contains a sugar deoxyribose |
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protein |
macro-molecule that contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen |
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amino acid |
compound with an amino group (-NH2) on one end and a carboxyl group (-COOH) on the other end |
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activation energy |
energy needed to get a reaction started |
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catalyst |
substance that speeds up that rate of a chemical reaction |
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enzyme |
protein that acts as a biological catalyst |
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substrate |
reactant of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction |
