Bio Terms 3.2 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Carbohydrates | -Organic compounds made of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen. |
Monosaccharide | -A monomer of a carbohydrate |
Disaccharide | -A combination of two monosaccharides inside a condensation reaction to form a double sugar |
Polysacccharide | -A complex molecules composed of 3 or more monosaccharides. |
Protein | -Organic compounds made mainly of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. |
Amino Acid | -Proteins formed from the linkage of monomers. |
Peptide Bond | -The covalent bond between two amino acids. |
Polypeptide | -Very long changes of amino acids. |
Enzyme | -RNA or protein molecules that act as biological catalysts and are essential for the functioning of any cell. |
Substrate | -The reactant being catalyzed inside an enzyme reaction. |
Active Site | -Folds within an enzyme that allow the substrate to fit inside it. |
Lipid | -Large, nonpolar organic molecules. |
Fatty Acid | -Unbranched carbon chains that make up most lipids. |
Phospholipids | -Two fatty acids attached to a molecule of glycerol. |
Wax | -Type of structural lipid consisting of a long fatty-acid chain joined to a long alcohol chain. |
Steroid | -A lipid molecule composed of four fused carbon rings with various functional groups attached to them. |
Nucleic Acid | -Very large and complex organic molecules that store and transfer important info to the cell. |
Deoxyribonuleic Acid (DNA) | -Contains info that determines the characteristics of an organism and directs it's cell activities. |
Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) | -Stores and transfers info from DNA that is essential for the manufacturing of proteins. |
Nucleotide | -Made up of 3 components; a phosphate group a five-carbon sugar, and a ring shaped nitrogenous base. |
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