Body Chemistry

Question 0

Compound

Answer 0

Compounds form when two or more elements combine chemically.

Question 1

Elment

Answer 1

Any substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances

Question 2

Organic Compound

Answer 2

Compounds that contain carbon

Question 3

Inorganic Compound

Answer 3

Compounds that don’t contain carbon

Question 4

Carbohydrates

Answer 4

An energy-rich organic compound, such as a sugar or a starch, that is made of the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.

Question 5

Lipids

Answer 5

An energy-rich organic compound, such as a fat, oil, or wax, that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

Question 6

Proteins

Answer 6

Large organic molecule made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur

Question 7

Enzymes

Answer 7

1. A type of protein that speeds up a chemical reaction in a living thing. 2. A biological catalyst that lowers the activation energy or reactions in cells.

Question 8

Nucleic Acid

Answer 8

A very large organic molecule made of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and phosphorus, that contains the instructions cells need to carry out all the functions of life.

Question 9

DNA

Answer 9

Deoxyribonucleic acid; the genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring.

Question 10

Lipids

Answer 10

An energy-rich organic compound, such as a fat, oil, or wax, that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

Question 11

Proteins

Answer 11

Large organic molecule made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur

Question 12

Enzymes

Answer 12

1. A type of protein that speeds up a chemical reaction in a living thing. 2. A biological catalyst that lowers the activation energy or reactions in cells.