Cells

Question 0

Element

Answer 0

A pure substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical or physical means.

Question 1

Compound

Answer 1

A substance made of two or more elements chemically combined in a specific ratio, or proportion.

Question 2

Organic compound

Answer 2

At compound that contain carbon

Question 3

Inorganic compound

Answer 3

Compounds that don’t include 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

Protein

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

Nuclei acid

Answer 8

a very long organic molecule that contains the instructions that cells need to carry out all of the functions of life

Question 9

DNA

Answer 9

The genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring. This information directs a cell’s function.