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Stack #26605
Stack #26605 Chapter 4 Key Terms( Bio, Mr. Cordell's class)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| protein | a compound composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur that is essential to living organisms. |
| compound | two or more different elements bound togther in definite proportions. |
| monomer | a molecule that acys as a building block for larger molecules |
| polymer | a molecule formed by the linking of two or more monomers. |
| carbohydrate | an organic compound composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygenatoms attached in approximately a 1:2:1 ratio; provides the majority of energy to humans. |
| nucleotide | a monomer that makes up a nucleic acid; consists of three pars: a five-carbon sugar, a nitrogen-containing base, and a phosphate group. |
| amino acid | a compound that contains and amino group(-NH2), a carboxyl group (-COOH), and a side group; building bnlocks of proteins. |
| enzyme | a protein that speeds up the chemical reaction of cell to biologically useful rates. |
| catalyst | a substance that speed up a chemical reaction without being changed by the reaction. |
| nucleic acid | a large, complex biologiacl molecule made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus; contains hereditary information |
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