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life and cells - molecules & life (biochemistry)

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What do all things in the room have in common   matter and energy  
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what is matter   anything that has mass and takes up space  
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what is energy   anything that brings about change (can hold matter together or break it apart)  
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What is food you eat   matter held together by chemical energy  
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when something is made up of only one kind of atom it is an   element  
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the smaller structures inside a cell are   molecules  
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what are atoms   the smallest unit of an element  
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what makes up a molecule   atoms  
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a group of atoms held together by the energy of chemical bonds   molecule  
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what are the 4 categories of molecules that are essential to life   Carbohydrates, Proteins, Nucleic Acids, Lipids  
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is made up of CHO and supplies energy for cell processes and some are important parts of cell structures   carbohydrates  
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examples of carbohydrates   glucose, cellulose,starch,glycogen,sugar  
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what are proteins   building blocks of many structures in organisms and are involved in almost everything that happens in a living cell  
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What are proteins made up of   amino acids  
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What is an enzyme   a protein that regulates nearly all chemical reactions in a cell  
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Nucleic Acids are made up of   Nucleotides  
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DNA   (nucleic acid) carries info that directs each cells activities  
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RNA   (nucleic acid) needed to make enzymes and other proteins  
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fats   Lipids  
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do not mix with water; store and release even larger amounts of energy than carbohydrates   Lipids  
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What is the function of a lipid   energy storage  
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what are membranes that are made largely of lipids   phospholipids  
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RNA is a   nucleic acid  
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DNA is a   nucleic acid  
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any substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances   element  
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breaks matter apart   energy  
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There are approx ___ amino acids   20  
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Nucleotides make up   nucleic acids  
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What is a sugar   a carbohydrate  
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Carbohydrates are made up of   CHO or carbon, hydrogen, oxygen  
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Glucose is a   carbohydrate  
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Starch is a   carbohydrate  
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what is the smallest unit that can be alive   cell  
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Cellulose is an example of a   carbohydrate  
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what holds matter together   energy  
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molecules made up of amino acids are   proteins  
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anything that brings about change is   energy  
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name 4 categories essential to life   carbohydrate, proteins, nucleic acids and lipids  
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Glycogen is an example of a   carbohydrate  
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