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biology chimestry
Term | Definition |
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Mono | one |
DI | two |
De | to remove/ take away |
Poly | many |
ose | sugar |
ase | enzyme |
saccharide | sugar |
hydro/a | water |
Dehydrate | to remove water |
Lysis | to "break" down |
Synthesis | to build or put together |
Glyo | sweet |
Hydrolysis | breaking something down with water |
Dehydration Synthesis | putting something together by removing the water |
Inorganic compounds | compounds having either carbon or hydrogen |
Organic compouds | compounds having both carbon and hydrogen |
Lipids ( fats ) | organic molecules that can't be dissolved in water. They are made of glycerol & fatty acids |
Proteins | organic molecules that are needed for growth are repair & are made of chains of amino acids. |
Carbohydrates | organic compounds that are the main source of energy for the body & made of simple sugars. |
Nucleic Acids | organic substances found in organism. They are made of nucleotides. |
Amino Acids | subunits or building blocks of proteins |
Peptide | molecule composed of two or more amino acids in a chain |
Enzymes | organic molecules that control the rate/ speed of chemical reactions |
Catalyst | compound that speeds up or slows down chemical reaction |
Denature | changing the shape of the enzyme |
DNA | hereditary material in the nucleus of almost every cell |
RNA | nucleic acid that assist DNA in making protein |
Monomer | molecule that makes up the subunit of a polymer (ex. glucose+glucose) |
Polymer | macromolecule (BIG) made up of many monomers |
Glycogen | molecule in which glucose is stored in the liver |