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Biology ch.2

WordDefiniton
monomer small units that make up polymers
polymer large units formed by many monemers
carbohydrate compoounds made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms. they are used as a main sourse of energy and for structual purposes
monosaccharide single sugar molecule
polysaccharide large macromolecule formed by monosaccrahides
lipid large and varied group of biological molecules taht are generally not soluable in water
nucleic acid macromolecules containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and phosphorus.
Nucleotide consists of 3 parts-a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base: can be joined by covalent bonds to form nucleic acids: can store and transmit hereditary/genetic information
RNA Ribonucleic acid: contains the sugar ribose
DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid: contains the sugar deoxyribose
Protein macromolecules that contain nitrogen, carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen
Amino Acid compounds with an amino group (-NH2) on one end and a carboxyl group (-COOH) on the other end
Chemical Reaction process that changes/transformes one set of chemicals into another
Reactant element/compound that enter into a chemical reaction
Product elements/compounds produced by a chemical reaction
Activation Energy energy that is needed to start a reaction
Catalyst a substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction
Enzymes protines that act as biological catalysts
Substrates reactants of enzyme-catalyst reactants
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