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chemistry of life

TermDefinition
Monomer Small chemical unit that make up a polymer
Polymer Molecules composed of many monomers
carbohydrate composed made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms
Lipid Macromolecules made mostly from carbon and hydrogen atoms
nucleotide subunit of which nucleic acids are composed
nucleic acid macromomolecules containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen ,carbon, and phosphorus
protein macromolecule that contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen
amino Acid compound with an amino group on one end and a carboxyl group on the other end
reactants elements or compounds that enter into a chemical reaction
products elements or compounds produced by a chemical reaction
activation Energy energy that is needed to get a reaction started
catalyst substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction
enzyme protein catalyst that speeds up the rate of specific biological reactions
substrate reactant of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction
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