A&P CH4 key terms Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
aerobic | process requiring oxygen. |
anabolism | metabolic process by which larger molecules are synthesized from smaller ones |
anaerobic | process that proceeds without oxygen |
anticodon | three contiguous nucleotides of a transfer RNA molecule that are complementary to a specific mRNA codon |
catabolism | metabolic process that breaks down large molecules into smaller ones |
codon | set of three nucleotides of a messenger RNA molecule corresponding to a particular amino acid |
dehydration synthesis | anabolic process that joins small molecules by releasing the equivalent of a water molecule |
enzyme | a protein that catalyzes a specific biochemical reaction |
gene | portion of a DNA molecule that encodes information to synthesize a protein, a control sequence, or tRNA or rRNA; the unit of inheritance |
hydrolysis | enzymatically adding a water molecule to split a molecule into smaller portions |
oxidation | process by which oxygen combines with another chemical; the removal of hydrogen or the loss of electrons; the opposite of reduction |
replication | production of an exact copy of a DNA molecule |
substrate | the substance upon which an enzyme acts |
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