Week 16 Vocab

Question 0

Amino acids

Answer 0

Compounds that contains both carboxyl and amino functional groups

Question 1

Nucleic acids

Answer 1

Large, nitrogen containing polymer, found mainly in the nuclei of cells

Question 2

Protein

Answer 2

Long polymer that forms when amino acids bond together

Question 3

Photosynthesis

Answer 3

Process in which plants chemically combine carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates, a process requiring light and chlorophyll

Question 4

Enzymes

Answer 4

A protein that acts as a catalyst for reactions in cells

Question 5

Vitamins

Answer 5

An organic compound that organisms need in small amounts but cannot produce

Question 6

Radioactivity

Answer 6

The process in which an unstable atomic nucleus emits charged particles and energy

Question 7

Radioisotope

Answer 7

An isotope with an unstable nucleus

Question 8

Nuclear radiation

Answer 8

Charged particles and electromagnetic waves that are emoted form the nuclei of radioisotopes

Question 9

Alpha particle

Answer 9

A positively charged particle, emitted by certain radioactive nuclei