Chapter 1 - Chemical Compounds In Cells Flashcards
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Elements
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Any substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances
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Compounds
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Form when 2 or more elements combine chemically
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Carbohydrates
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Energy rich organic compounds made of the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
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Lipids
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Compounds that are made mostly of carbon and hydrogen and some oxygen
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Proteins
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Large organic molecules made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and in some cases sulfur
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Enzymes
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A group of proteins that speed up chemical reactions in living things
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Nucleic acids
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Very long organic molecules
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DNA
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The genetic material that carries info about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring
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Double helix
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The shape of a DNA molecule
