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Biology Regents Revi
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Nitrogen | the most common elements in living things |
| Organic molecules | contain carbon and hydrogen (ex: C6H12O6) |
| Inorganic molecules | do not contain carbon and hydrogen (ex: CO2) |
| Carbohydrates | supply living things with energy |
| Simple Carbohydrates | monosaccharides |
| Complex Carbohydrates | polysaccharides |
| Starch | plants store this as excess glucose |
| Glycogen | humans store this as excess glucose in muscles |
| Fats, Oils, and Waxes | types of lipids made from glycerol |
| Phaspholipids | types of lipids which form the bilayer of the cell membrane |
| Steroids | types of lipids which include sex hormones and cholesterol |
| Proteins | made from amino acids (peptides) |
| Polypeptides | another name for proteins and your body's only source of nitrogen |
| Enzymes | function of proteins (acts as catalyst), sped up rate if chemical reactions, end with the suffix "ase" |
| Receptors | function of proteins (molecules on the cell membrane) |
| Antibodies | function of proteins (specialized proteins that mark invaders for destruction) |
| Hormones | function of proteins (chemical messages) |
| Substrate | specific molecule an enzyme binds to |
| Denaturation | very high temperatures and extreme changes in PH causes enzymes to lose their shape, this is know as... |
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