Biochemistry Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Mono | One |
Di | Two |
Poly | Many |
De | To remove/ take away |
Ose | Sugar |
Ase | Enzyme |
Saccharide | Sugar |
Hydro/a | Water |
Dehydrate | To remove water |
Lysis | To '' break'' down |
Synthesis | To build or put together |
Glyco | sweet |
Hydrolysis | breaking something down with water. |
Dehydration Synthesis | putting something together by removing the water. |
Inorganic Compounds | having EITHER carbon OR hydrogen. |
Organic Compounds | having BOTH carbon AND hydrogen. |
Lipids ( Fats) | organic molecules that can't be dissolved in water. They are made of glycerol & fatty acid. |
Proteins | organic molecules that are needed for growth and repair & are made of chain of amino acids. |
Carbohydrates | organic compounds that are main source of energy for body &made of simple sugar. |
Nucleic acid | organic substances found in organisms . They are made of NUCLECOTIDES |
Amino Acids | Subunits or building block of protein |
Peptide | molecule composed of two or more amino acids in a chain |
Enzymes | organic molecules that control the rate / speed of chemical reation |
Catalyst | compound that speeds up or slow down chemical reaction |
Denature | changing the shape of the enzymes |
DNA | heteditary material in the nucleus of almost every cell |
RNA | nucleic acid that assist DNA in making protein |
Monomer | molecule that makes up the subuint of a polymer. (EX. glucose + glucose.) |
Polymer | macromolecule (BIG) made up of many monomers |
Glycogen | molecule in which glucose is stored in the liver |
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