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Mod 140, Unit 2
Chapter 31: Chemistry
Term | Definition |
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Amino Acids | Macromolecules that make up proteins. |
Anabolism | To build up; the construction phase of metabolism. |
Atom | The smallest unit of an element. |
Catabolism | To break down; the destruction phase of metabolism. |
Covalent Bond | The sharing of electrons between two atoms. |
Electron | The smallest subset of an atom that contains a negative charge. |
Enzyme | A protein that speeds up a reaction by reducing the amount of energy required to initiate a reaction; also called a biological catalyst. |
Ion | An atom or group of atoms with a leftover unbalanced charge. |
Ionic Bond | The transfer of electrons between two atoms. |
Macro | Large |
Metabolism | The physical and chemical change that takes place within an organism. |
Micro | Small |
Mole | Avogadro's number; 6.02x10(23rd)atoms, molecules, or ions. |
Molecule | The smallest particle of a compound. |
Neutron | A subset of an atom that does not contain a charge. |
Nucleic Acid | The bases contained within DNA. |
Orbit | The rotation of electrons around the nucleus. |
Proton | A subatomic particle of an atom that holds a positive charge. |