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biology chimestry
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |