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Coach Gibbs
Chapter 3.1 Vocab. Words
Question | Answer |
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Element | Any substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances. |
Compound | When two or more elements combine chemically, they form a compound. |
Carbohydrate | Is an energy-rich organic compound made of the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. |
Lipid | Energy-rich organic compounds made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. |
Protein | Are large organic molecules made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and, in some cases, sulfur. |
Amino Acid | Smaller molecules that protein molecules are made out of. |
Enzyme | A type of protein that speeds up a chemical reaction in a living thing. |
Nucleic Acid | Very long organic molecules made of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and phosphorus. |
DNA | The genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring. |
RNA | Plays an important role in the productions of proteins. |