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voc words that i need to know
Term | Definition |
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mono | one |
di | two |
poly | many |
de | to remove/ take away |
ose | sugar |
ase | enzyme |
hydro/a | water |
dehydrate | to remove water |
lysis | to ''break'' down |
sinthesis | to build or put together |
glyco | 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 compounds | compounds having both carbon and hydrogen |
lipids [fats] | organic molecules that cant be dissolved in water. they are made of glycerol and fatty acids. |
prteins | organic molecules that are needed for growth and repair and are made of chains of amino acids. |
carbohydrates | organic compounds that are the main source of energy for body y made simple sugars |
nucleic acids | organic substances found in organisms they are made of nucleotides |
amino acids | subunits or building blocks of protein |
peptide | molecule composed of two or more amino acids in a chain |
enzymes | organic molecules that control the rate speed of chemical reaction |
catalyst | compound that speeds up or slows down chemical reaction |
denature | changing the shape of the enzymes |
dna | changing the shape of the enzymes |
rna | changing the shape of the enzymes |
monomer | molecule that make 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 |