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Science info for quiz 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Carbohydrates | organic compound composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen; used by living things as energy source |
| Lipids | nonpolar molecules that are not soluble in water, includes fats and phospholipids |
| Proteins | organic compound made up of amino acids |
| Nucleic Acids | organic molecule made of nucleotides, makes up DNA and RNA |
| Monosaccharide | one sugar |
| Polysaccharide | many sugars |
| Disaccharide | two sugars |
| acids | Low pH, compound that increases the concentration of hydrogen ions |
| bases | High pH, compound that decreases the concentration of hydrogen ions |
| Energy | Capacity for doing work |
| Activation energy | amount of energy required for starting a chemical reaction |
| enzyme | substance that speeds up a chemical reaction, most are proteins |
| Solution | homogenous mixture of two or more substances |
| Molecule | A group of atoms held together by covalent bonds |
| Covalent bonds | Chemical bonds that form when two or more atoms share electrons |