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voc words that i need to know
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |