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40 Cards in this Set
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ORGANIC COMPOUND
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MADE PRIMARILY OF CARBON ATOMS; COVALENTLY BONDED COMPOUND THAT CONTAINS CARBON, BUT EXCLUDES CARBONATES & OXIDES
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INORGANIC COMPOUND
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NOT MADE OF CARBON ATOMS;
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FUNCTIONAL GROUP
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PORTION OF A MOLECULE THAT IS ACTIVE IN A CHEMICAL REACTION; IT DETERMINES THE PROPERTIES OF MANY ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
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MONOMER
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A SIMPLE MOLECULE THAT CAN COMBINE WITH OTHER LIKE OR UNLIKE MOLECULES TO CREATE A POLYMER
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POLYMER
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A LARGE MOLECULE THAT IS FORMED BY MORE THAN 5 MONOMERS (OR SMALL UNITS)
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MACROMOLECULE
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A VERY LARGE ORGANIC MOLECULE (USUALLY A POLYMER) MADE UP OF HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OFATOMS
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CONDENSATION REACTION
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A CHEMICAL REACTION WHERE 2 OR MORE MOLECULES COMBINE TO PRODUCE WATER OR ANOTHER SIMPLE MOLECULE
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HYDROLYSIS
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A CHEMICAL REACTION BTWN. WATER & ANOTHER SUBSTANCE TO FORM 2 OR MORE NEW SUBSTANCES; A REACTION BTWN. WATER & SALT TO CREATE AN ACID OR BASE
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ATP: adenosine triphosphate
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AN ORGANIC MOLECULE THAT ACTS AS THE MAIN ENERGY SOURCE FOR CELL PROCESSES; IT IS COMPOSED OF A NITROGENOUS BASE, A SUGAR, & 3 PHOSPHATE GROUPS
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CARBON ATOMS
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CAN FORM SINGLE, DOUBLE & TRIPLE BONDS;THESE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CAN HAVE DIFFERENT SHAPES/PATTERNS
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ORGANIC COMPOUND
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MADE PRIMARILY OF CARBON ATOMS; COVALENTLY BONDED COMPOUND THAT CONTAINS CARBON, BUT EXCLUDES CARBONATES & OXIDES
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INORGANIC COMPOUND
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NOT MADE OF CARBON ATOMS;
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FUNCTIONAL GROUP
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PORTION OF A MOLECULE THAT IS ACTIVE IN A CHEMICAL REACTION; IT DETERMINES THE PROPERTIES OF MANY ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
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MONOMER
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A SIMPLE MOLECULE THAT CAN COMBINE WITH OTHER LIKE OR UNLIKE MOLECULES TO CREATE A POLYMER
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POLYMER
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A LARGE MOLECULE THAT IS FORMED BY MORE THAN 5 MONOMERS (OR SMALL UNITS)
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MACROMOLECULE
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A VERY LARGE ORGANIC MOLECULE (USUALLY A POLYMER) MADE UP OF HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OFATOMS
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CONDENSATION REACTION
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A CHEMICAL REACTION WHERE 2 OR MORE MOLECULES COMBINE TO PRODUCE WATER OR ANOTHER SIMPLE MOLECULE
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HYDROLYSIS
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A CHEMICAL REACTION BTWN. WATER & ANOTHER SUBSTANCE TO FORM 2 OR MORE NEW SUBSTANCES; A REACTION BTWN. WATER & SALT TO CREATE AN ACID OR BASE
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ATP: adenosine triphosphate
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AN ORGANIC MOLECULE THAT ACTS AS THE MAIN ENERGY SOURCE FOR CELL PROCESSES; IT IS COMPOSED OF A NITROGENOUS BASE, A SUGAR, & 3 PHOSPHATE GROUPS
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CARBON ATOMS
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CAN FORM SINGLE, DOUBLE & TRIPLE BONDS;THESE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CAN HAVE DIFFERENT SHAPES/PATTERNS
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CARBOHYDRATE
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ANY ORGANIC COMPOUND THAT IS MADE OF CARBON, HYDROGEN, & OXYGEN; PROVIDES NUTRIENTS TO THE CELLS OF LIVING THINGS
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MONOSACCHARIDE
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A SIMPLE SUGAR THAT IS THE BASIC SUBUNIT (OR MONOMER) OF A CARBOHYDRATE
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DISACCHARIDE
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A SUGAR FORMED FROM TWO MONOSACCHARIDES
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POLYSACCHARIDE
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A CARBOHYDRATE THAT IS MADE UP OF LONG CHAINS OF SIMPLE SUGARS; THEY INCLUDE STARCH, CELLULOSE & GLYCOGEN
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PROTEIN
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AN ORGANIC COMPOUND MADE UP OF ONE OR MORE CHAINS OF AMINO ACIDS; A MAJOR COMPONENT OF ALL CELLS;
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AMINO ACID
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AN ORGANIC MOLECULE THAT CONTAINS: A CARBOXYL & AN AMINO GROUP; MAKES UP PROTEINS; A PROTEIN MONOMER
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PEPTIDE BOND
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A CHEMICAL BOND THAT FORMS BTWN. THE CARBOXYL GROUP OF ONE AMINO ACID & THE AMINO GROUP OF ANOTHER AMINO ACID
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POLYPEPTIDE
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A LONG CHAIN OF SEVERAL AMINO ACIDS
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ENZYME
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TYPE OF PROTEIN OR RNA MOLECULE THAT SPEEDS UP METABOLIC REACTIONS IN PLANTS/ANIMALS WITHOUT BEING PERMANENTLY CHANGED OR DESTROYED
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SUBSTRATE
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A PART, SUBSTANCE OR ELEMENT THAT LIES BENEATH OR SUPPORTS ANOTHER PART, SUBSTANCE OR ELEMENT; THE REACTANT IN REACTIONS THAT ENZYMES ARE A CATALYST OF.
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ACTIVE SITE
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THE SITE ON AN ENZYME THAT ATTACHES TO A SUBTRATE
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LIPID
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A LARGE NONPOLAR ORGANIC MOLECULE, INCLUDING FATS & STEROIDS; LIPIDS STORE ENERGY & MAKE UP CELL MEMBRANES
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FATTY ACID
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AN ORGANIC ACID THAT IS CONTAINED IN LIPIDS, SUCH AS FATS & OILS.
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PHOSPHOLIPID
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A LIPID THAT CONTAINS PHOSPHOROUS; IT IS A STRUCTURAL COMPONENT OF CELL MEMBRANES
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WAX
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TYPE OF STRUCTURAL LIPID CONSISTING OF A LONG FATTY ACID CHAIN THAT IS JOINED TO A LONG ALCOHOL CHAIN
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STEROID
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TYPE OF LIPID THAT CONSISTS OF 4 CARBON RINGS TO WHICH VARIOUS FUNCTIONAL GROUPS ARE ATTACHED; THEY USUALLY HAVE A PHYSIOLOGICAL REACTION
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NUCLEIC ACID
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AN ORGANIC COMPOUND (EITHER RNA OR DNA) WHOSE MOLECULES ARE MADE UP OF 1 OR 2 CHAINS OF NUCLEOTIDES & CARRY GENETIC INFORMATION
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DNA: DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID
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THE MATERIAL THAT CONTAINS THE INFORMATION THAT DETERMINES INHERITED CHARACTERISTICS
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RNA: RIBONUCLEIC ACID
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A NATURAL POLYMER THAT IS PRESENT IN ALL LIVING CELLS; PLAYS A ROLE IN PROTEIN SYNTHESIS
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NUCLEOTIDE
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A SUB-UNIT THAT CONSISTS OF A SUGAR, PHOSPHATE, & NITROGENOUS BASE IN A NUCLEIC-ACID CHAIN
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