Biochemistry Flashcards

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Inorganic

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Not made of or produced through a living thing

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Rachel Zoon

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Organic

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Has or was made from a living thing

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3
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Cohesion

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the sticking together of particles of the same substance

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Adhesion

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tendency of dissimilar particles or surfaces to cling to one another

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5
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Solution

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A mixture where all components are equally distributed

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Solute

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Substance being being dissolved in the solute

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Solvent

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Substance in which the solute dissolves in

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Carbohydrate/monosaccharide/simple sugars

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Carbohydrates are made up of sugars and starches, and contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

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9
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Lipid

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lipids, or fats, are used for storing energy and for insulation.

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11
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Protein

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Created by ourselves (DNA), used to build the body

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12
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Nucleic Acid

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The technical term for DNA/RNA

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13
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Catalyst

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Speeds up the enzymes reaction

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14
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Enzyme

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Special proteins that speed up chemical reactions

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15
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Active site

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Open part of an enzyme that the substrate enters through

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16
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Lock and key model

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Always one substrate for one particular enzyme

17
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Enzyme-substrate complex

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When an enzyme is processing a substrate

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pH scale

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Scale measuring pH of substances from 0 to 14

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Denature

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When an enzyme is put in the wrong pH or temperature, this occurs

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Substrate

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Something that is digested by an enzyme