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Biological Molecules Flashcards

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DNA’s Job

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Makes proteins that code for cells

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RNA’s Job

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Helps make the proteins coded by DNA by transferring the “recipe”

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Ester Bond

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When fatty acids are joined to a glycerol

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Chemical Reactions

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A process in which one or more substances are changed into others

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Reactants

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Substance being broken down or combined

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Products

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New substances formed in the reaction

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Catalysts

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Substances that speed up the rate of chemical reactions without being destroyed or changed

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Enzymes

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Proteins that catalyze (speed up) chemical reactions in cells

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Substrate

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Substance that is acted on in an enzyme

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Nucleic Acid’s Enzyme

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Deoxyribase

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Substrates Are

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The reactants in the enzyme’s chemical reaction

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Active Site

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The site on an enzyme where the substrate bonds to

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Elements

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Substances made of one type of atom

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Compounds/Molecules

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A group of atoms bonded together to take part in a chemical reaction

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The Three Sections of a Protein Molecule

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Amine group, carboxylic group, variable R side chain

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The Three Sections of a Nucleic Acid Molecule

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Nitrogen base, phosphate group, sugar

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How to Test for Starch

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Use iodine, blue or purple is positive

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How to Test for Proteins

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Use Biuret Solution, gently shake, purple is positive

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Metabolism

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Breaking down nutrients to use for bodily functions

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Hydrolysis

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Using water to break apart polymers into monomers

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Dehydration Synthesis

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Two monomers bonded together to form a polymer and water as a product

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Saturated Lipids’ Structure

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Single bonded carbons

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Unsaturated Lipids’ Structure

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Double bonded carbons

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