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Mr. Shultz Chapt 3-1

Chemical Compounds in Cells

QuestionAnswer
Element Any substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances.
Compound When two or more elements combine chemically, they form a compound.
Water Most chemical reactions within cells could not take place without this compound.
Organic Compound Most compounds that contain carbon.
Inorganic Compound Compounds that don't contain carbon.
Carbohydrate Energy-rich organic compound made of the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
Lipids Energy-rich organic compound, such as fat, oil, or wax, that is made of carbon, hyrdogen, and oxygen.
Proteins Large organic molecules made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and in some cases sulfur.
Amino Acids A small molecule that is linked chemically to other amino acids to form proteins.
Enzyme A type of protein that speeds up a chemical reaction in a living thing.
Nucleic Acids Very long organic molecules made of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and phosphorus, that contains the instructions cells need to carry out all the functions of life.
DNA The genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring.
RNA A nucleic acid that plays an important role in the production of proteins.
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