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Term | Definition |
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Adenosine Tri-phosphate (ATP) | A compound composed of adenosine and three phosphate groups that supplies energy for many biochemical cellular processes by undergoing enzymatic hydrolysis |
Amino Acid | An organic monomer which serves as a building block of proteins |
Carbohydrate | A sugar in the form of a monosaccharide, disaccharide or polysaccharide |
Calorie | The amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of 1 g of water by 1 degree C |
Chemical Bond | An attractive force that holds together atoms, ions, or qroups of atoms in a molecule or compound |
Chemical Indicator | A substance used to show visually usually b its capacity for color change, the condition of a solution with respect to the presence of free acid or alkali or some other substances |
Chemical Reactio | Chemical transformation or change; the interaction of chemical entities |
Compound | A substance consisting of two or more elements in a fixed ration |
Covalent Bond | A type of strong chemical bond in which two atoms share one or more pairs of valence electrons |
Dehydration Synthesis | A chemical reaction in which two molecules are bonded together with the removal of a water molecule |
Disaccharide | A double sugar molecule made of two monosaccharides bonded together through dehydration synthesis |
Element | The smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties of the substance and is composed of one or more atoms |
Glucose | A monomer of carbohydrate, simple sugar |
Homeostasis | The maintenance of relatively stable internal physiological conditions in higher animals under fluctuating environmental conditions |
Hydrolysis | A chemical process that splits a molecule by adding water |
Ionic Bond | A chemical bond resulting from the attraction between oppositely charged ions |
Lipid | One of a family of compounds including fats, phospholipids, and steroids that is insoluble in water |
Macromolecule | A type of giant molecule formed by joining smaller molecules which includes proteins, polysaccharides, lipids, and nucleic acids |
Molecule | Two or more atoms held together by covalent bonds |
Monomer | The subunit that serves as the building block of a polymer |
Monosaccharide | A single sugar molecule such as glucose or fructose, the simplest type of sugar |
Nutrient | A substance that is needed by the body to maintain life and health |
Polymer | A Large molecule consisting of many repeating chemical units or molecules linked together |
Polysaccharide | A polymer of thousands of simple sugars formed by dehydration synthesis |
Protein | A three dimensional polymer made of monomers of amino acids |