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CONKER VOCAB #1
CONKER VOCA #1: biochemistry
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ORGANIC MOLECULE | must contain C, H & O |
| INORGANIC MOLECULE | does NOT contain C, H & O |
| AUTOTROPH | makes own food |
| HETEROTROPH | consumes others, does not make own food |
| PROTEINS | made of amino acids, coded for in DNA |
| CARBOHYDRATES | made of simple sugars |
| GLUCOSE | simple sugar; carbohydrate |
| STARCH | complex sugar;carbohydrate; ENERGY STORAGE FOR PLANTS |
| CELLULOSE | found in plant cell walls; complex carb |
| GLYCOGEN | energy storage in animal muscles; complex carb |
| NUCLEIC ACIDS | make up DNA/RNA |
| PARTS of NUCLEIC ACIDS | sugar, phosphate, nucleobase |
| LIPIDS | fats; made up of glycerol & fatty acids |
| METABOLISM | biochemical processes that synthesize or digest molecules |
| DECOMPOSITION | breakdown molecules |
| SYNTHESIS | make larger molecules |
| ENZYME | biological catalyst |