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Term | Definition |
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hydrolysis | breaking something down with water |
dehydration synthesis | putting something together by removing the water |
inorganic compounds | compounds having either carbon or hydrogen |
organic compounds | compounds having both carbon and hydrogen |
lipids (fats) | organic molecules that cant be dissolved in water . they are made up of glycerol and fatty acids |
proteins | organic molecules that are needed for growth and repair and are made up of chains of amino acids |
carbohydrates | organic compounds that are the main source of energy for body and made up of simple sugars |
nucleic acids | organic substances found in organisms . they are made up of nucleotides |
amino acids | subunits or building blocks of proteins |
peptide | molecule composed of two or more amino acids in a chain |
enzymes | organic molecules that control the rate / speed of chemical reactions |
catalyst | compound that speeds or slows down chemical reaction |
denature | changing the shape of the enzyme |
dna | hereditary material in the nucleus of almost every cell |
rna | nucleic acid that assist dna in making protein |
monomer | molecule that makes up the subunit of a polymer ( ex glucose + glucose ) |
polymer | macromolecule (big) made up of many monomers |
glycogen | molecule in which glucose is stored in the liver |