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Vocab Biology chpt2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Amino Acid | The monomer that forms proteins. |
| Atom | Basic unit of matter. |
| Carbohydrate | Compound made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms that is a major source of energy. |
| Catalyst | A substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the reaction. |
| Compound | A substance formed by the chemical combination of two or more elements in definite proportions. |
| Covalent Bonds | A bond formed by the sharing of electrons. |
| Electron | Negatively charged subatomic particles. |
| Element | Substance consisting of entirely one type of atom. |
| Ionic Bond | Bond formed when one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to another. |
| Ions | An atom with a positive or negative charge. |
| Isotopes | Atom of an element that has a number of neutrons different from other atoms of the same element. |
| Lipid | Macromolecules made mainly from carbon and hydrogen atoms; includes fats oils and waxes. |
| Molecule | Smallest unit of most compounds. |
| Monomer | small unit that can joint together with other small units to form polymers. |
| Nucleic Acid | Macro-molecule containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon and phosphorus. |
| Nucleotide | Monomer of nucleic acids made up of a five carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base. |
| Polymer | Large compound formed from combinations of many monomers. |
| Protein | Needed by the body for growth and repair and to make up enzymes. |
| Reactant | Element or compound that enters into a chemical reaction. |
| Substrate | Reactant of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction. |
| Endothermic Reaction | A chemical reaction that absorbs heat from the environment. |
| Exothermic Reaction | A chemical reaction that releases heat. |
| Enzyme | A protein that acts as a biological catalyst. |