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A & P I Chapter 4
Key Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The series of chemical reactions necessary for the use of raw material. | metabolism |
| Organic compounds composed of: C, H and O | Carbohydrates |
| Burned immediately for fuel, stored as glycogen and stored as fat and burned as fuel later. | Glucose |
| Oxygen present | Aerobic Catabolism |
| Oxygen absent | Anaerobic Catabolism |
| Organic compounds commonly called fats and oils | Lipids (fats) |
| Most abundant organic matter in the body | Proteins |
| Building blocks of proteins | Amino acid |
| The elimination of nitrogen | Urea |
| Composed of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a base. | Nucleotides |
| DNA and RNA are composed of | Nucleic Acids |
| Genetic information for proten synthesis stored on one strand | Genetic Code |
| Code copier for protein synthesis | mRNA |
| Code reader for protein synthesis | tRNA |
| Building up of | anabolism |
| (1) carbohydrates | Monosaccharides |
| What sugar is called in the body | Glucose |
| What are the three types of carbohydrates? | Mono, di and poly |