define

Question 1

monomer

Answer 1

a molecule that can be bonded together to make a polymer, simplest form of a molecule

Question 2

polymer

Answer 2

2 or more joined monomers

Question 3

disaccharide

Answer 3

2 joined monosaccharides

Question 4

polysaccharide

Answer 4

2 or more joined monosaccharides

Question 5

enzyme

Answer 5

catalysts to reactions - builders or breakers. Polymers

Question 6

catalyst

Answer 6

speed up reactions

Question 7

rate

Answer 7

the number of occurrences in a specific time frame

Question 8

substrate

Answer 8

reactants that enzymes use to form products

Question 9

products

Answer 9

result of the combination of a substrate/s being combined

Question 10

malnutrition

Answer 10

the lack of nutritional value from a meal, or lack of access to a meal

Question 11

anorexia

Answer 11

an eating disorder that causes the victim to constantly think they are overweight, so they don’t eat and become a person with a lack a nutrition

Question 12

obesity

Answer 12

a complex disease where a person is too overweight that it becomes an impact to their health

Question 13

vitamin

Answer 13

organic compounds required by organisms in small amounts for normal metabolism, growth and development

Question 14

hydrolysis

Answer 14

the chemical breakdown of a substance using water

eg. starch to glucose

Question 15

condensation synthesis

Answer 15

synthesis of a molecule to create a larger, more complex molecule with the loss of water
eg. proteins from amino acids