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Bio Chapter 3. DEF..

bio ch. 3 def

Vocab Word:Definition:
1) Organic Compound A compound that is primarily made up of carbon atoms.
2) Monomer Smaller, simpler compounds that many carbon compounds are made up of.
3) Polymer A molecule that is made up of repeated, linked units.
4) Condensation Reaction The chemical reaction that links monomer to polymer molecules.
5) ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate) One of the certain compounds that store a large amount of energy in their overall structure.
6) Carbohydrate Organic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of about one carbon atom to two hydrogen atoms to one oxygen atom.
7) Monosaccharide A monomer of a carbohydrate. Also, a simple sugar, and contains carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of 1:2:1.
8) Disaccharide A double sugar formed by two monosaccharides by combining in a condensation reaction.
9) Polysaccharide A complex molecule composed of three or more monosaccharides.
10) Protein An organic compound composed of mostly of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen.
11) Amino Acid Monomers linked together to form proteins.
12) Peptide bond two amino acids form a covalent bond through a certain condensation reaction.
13) Polypeptide A very long chain of amino acids. Proteins are composed of one or more _____.
14) Enzyme RNA or protein molecules that act as biological catalysts. Essential for the functioning of any cell.
15) Substrate The substance that is being acted upon by and enzyme or another catalyst.
16) Active Site The region of an enzyme molecule where a substance (a substrate) is bounded and acted upon by the enzyme molecule.
17) Lipid Large, nonpolar organic molecules.
18) Steroid Molecules that are made up of four fused carbon rings with various functions attached to them.
19) Nucleic Acid Very large and complex organic molecules that store and transfer important information within the cell.
20) Nucleotide Made up of three main components: a phosphate group, a five-carbon sugar, and a ring-shaped nitrogenous base.
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