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Sci C1 S3
Question | Answer |
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lipid | energy-rich organic compound, such as a fat, oil, or wax that is amde of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen |
RNA | ribonucleic acid; a nucleic acid that plays an impoortant role in the production of proteins |
DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid; the genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring |
nucleic acid | very large organic molecule made of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitogen, and phosphorus that contains the instructions cells needed to carry out all the functions of life |
enzyme | a type of protein that speeds up a cheical reaction in a living thing |
amino acid | a small molecule that is linked chemically to other amino acids to form proteins |
element | any substance that cannot be broken down into simplier substances |
compound | two or more elements that are chemically combined |
carbohydrate | energy-rich organic compound, such as a suga or a starch, that is made of the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen |