Chemistry of Life
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- Q1building block of proteinAmino acid30sEditDelete
- Q2versatile class of molecules that is present in many meats/legumes/peanuts, fight diseases, control reaction rates, move items in and out of the cell and build muscleProtein30sEditDelete
- Q3class of molecules that is primarily used as long-term energy storageLipid30sEditDelete
- Q4lipid used to control chemical messengers in the bodySteroid30sEditDelete
- Q5a class of biomacromolecules that include DNA and RNA and store genetic information vital to heredityNucleic Acid30sEditDelete
- Q6deoxyribonucleic acid; double-helix molecule that encodes genetic materialDNA30sEditDelete
- Q7adenosine triphosphate; an energy carrier molecule that is produced via cellular respirationATP30sEditDelete
- Q8protein that are catalysts and react with substances and speed up reactions and lower the activation energyEnzyme30sEditDelete
- Q9substance that is acted upon by an enzymeSubstrate30sEditDelete
- Q10part of enzyme where reaction takes placeActive site30sEditDelete
- Q11monomer of carbohydrates; simple carbohydrateMonosaccharide30sEditDelete
- Q12class of molecules that is present in many foods and contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygenCarbohydrate30sEditDelete
- Q13a monosaccharide that is used as a source of immediate energy for use by the cellGlucose30sEditDelete
- Q14two monosaccharides chemically combined; simple carbohydrateDisaccharide30sEditDelete
- Q15a complex carbohydrate composed of a chain of multiple subunits of sugarsPolysaccharide30sEditDelete
- Q16a polysaccharide (complex carbohydrate) found in cell walls of plantsCellulose30sEditDelete
- Q17a polysaccharide (complex carbohydrate) used by animals for short-term energy storageGlycogen30sEditDelete
- Q18a polysaccharide (complex carbohydrate) used as short-term energy storage by plantsStarch30sEditDelete
- Q19property of water causing water to stick to other water molecules; ex: water climbing up a graduated cylinder (meniscus)Adhesion30sEditDelete
- Q20Attraction between water molecules of the same substanceCohesion30sEditDelete