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Biochemistry Flashcards

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Inorganic

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Not from a living thing

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MARISA SCHOTT

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MARISA SCHOTT

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Solvent

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What the solute dissolves in

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Organic

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From a living thing

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Adhesion

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Molecules that stick to other molecules

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Solution

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A liquid solution where the solute and solvent are equal

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Solute

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What is dissolved in the solvent

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Cohesion

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A molecule that sticks to itself

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Carbohydrate

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What gives the body energy
Is a macromolecule
The sub unit is simple sugars/monosaccharide

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Lipid

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A macromolecule
Fats
The sub units are 1 glycerol+3 fatty acids

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Protein

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A macromolecule
Repairs muscles and bones
The subunit is amino acids

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Nucleic acid

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A macromolecule
(DNA,RNA)
The subunits are nucleotides
NA stands for nucleic acid

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Catalyst

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A substance that speeds the rate of a chemical reaction without entering a reaction itself
Enzymes,heat

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Enzymes

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Organic catalysts made of protein

Most end with ase

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Active site

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The pocket of the enzyme where the substrate fits

Key and lock

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Lock and key model

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A model that shows that a specific enzyme fits in a specific substrate

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Enzyme substrate complex

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How the enzyme breaks down the substrate

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pH scale

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A scale that shows how acidic or basic a substance is

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Denature

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When a enzyme loses shape and cannot work anymore

Happens when the temperature gets too high

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Substrate

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What the enzyme breaks down

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