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29 Cards in this Set
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Main source of energy for living things |
Carbohydrates |
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Help carry out chemical reactions |
Proteins |
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Important parts of biological membranes and waterproof coverings |
Lipids |
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Contain hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and carbon |
Nucleic acids |
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Transport substances in and out of cells |
Proteins |
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Composed of amino acids |
Proteins |
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Sugar and starches |
Carbohydrates |
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Store and transmit genetic information |
Nucleic acids |
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Lipids are made up of |
Fatty acids and glycerol |
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Glucose, galactose, and fructose are carbohydrates called |
Monosaccharides |
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The two basic kinda of nucleic acids are |
Ribonucleic acid and dioxyribonucleic acid |
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What are polymers of amino acids |
Proteins |
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A fatty acid with the maximum number of hydrogen atoms possible is |
Saturated |
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Carbon is versatile because |
It has 4 valence electrons Can bond with itself Forms single, double, and triple bonds |
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Chemical reactions that __________ energy often occur spontaneously |
Release |
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Biological catalysts act by lowering the ___________ required for a reaction |
Activation energies |
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The reactant of an enzyme- catalyzed reactions are known as |
Substrates |
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Polymer |
Large compound formed by the joining of small compounds called monomers |
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Amino acid |
Monomer of a protein |
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Monosaccharide |
Single sugar molecule |
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Isotopes |
Atoms of the same element that differ I the number of neurons |
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Buffer |
Dissolved compound that prevents sharp swings in pH |
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Nucleic acid |
Stores and transmits genetic information |
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Enzyme |
Catalyst that speeds up chemical reactions in cells |
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Chemical reaction |
Process that produces a new set of chemicals |
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Lipid |
Part of waterproof coverings |
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Organic compounds contain |
Carbon Hydrogen Nitrogen Oxygen Phosphorus |
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Amino acids are linked by |
Peptide bonds |
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1c 2c 3c 4c 5c 6c |
Meth Eth Prop But Pent Hex |
