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Unit 1: Biochemistry
Vocabulary words from the Biochemistry Unit.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Activation Energy | Energy needed to get a reaction started. |
| Amino Acid | Compound with an amino group. |
| Carbohydrate | Compound make up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms; major source of energy for the human body. |
| Catalyst | Substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction. |
| Chemical Bond | Link that holds together atoms in compounds. |
| Chemical Reaction | Process that changes one set of chemicals into another set of chemicals. |
| Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) | Nucleic acid that contains the sugar deoxyribose. |
| Element | Substance consisting entirely of one type of atom. |
| Enzyme | Protein that acts as a biological catalyst. |
| Lipid | Macromolecule made mainly from carbon and hydrogen atoms; includes fats, oils, and waxes. |
| Monomer | Small unit that can join together with other small units to form polymers. |
| Monosaccharide | Single sugar molecule. |
| Nucleic Acid | Macromolecule containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and phosphorus. |
| Nucleotide | Monomer of nucleic acids made up of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base. |
| Polymer | Large compound formed from combinations of many monomers. |
| Polysaccharide | Large macromolecule formed from monosaccharides. |
| Product | Element or compound produced by a chemical reaction. |
| Protein | Macromolecule that contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen; needed by the body for growth and repair, and to make up enzymes. |
| Reactant | Element or compound that enters into a chemical reaction. |
| Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) | Single-stranded nucleic acid that contains the sugar ribose. |
| Substrate | Reactant of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction. |