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09/20/2011

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monomer
Definition
each subunit in the complete molecule
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polymer
Definition
a large molucule made of many monomers put together
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carbohydrates
Definition
mloecules composed of carbon
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lipids
Definition
nonpolar molecule that include fats, oils and cholesterol
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fatty acid
Definition
are chains of carbon atoms bonded with hydrogen atoms
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protien
Definition
plymers made of monomers called amino acids
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amino acids
Definition
molecules that contain carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfer
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nucleic acids
Definition
DNA and RNA
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chemical reaction
Definition
change substances into different substances by breaking and forming bonds
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reactants
Definition
substances changed during a chemical reaction
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products
Definition
substances made by a chemical reaction
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bond energy
Definition
amount of energy that will break a bond between 2 atoms
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equilibrium
Definition
made when both reacants and products are made at the same rate
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activation energy
Definition
amount of energy that's needed to absorb for chemical reaction to start
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endothermic
Definition
chemical reaction absorbs more energy that it releases
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catalase
Definition
substance that decreases the activation energy to start a chemical reaction
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enzymes
Definition
a catalase for chemical reactions on living things
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substrates
Definition
a specific reactant that an enzyme acts on
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dependant VARIABLE
Definition
EXPERIMENTAL DATA COLLECTED THROUGH OBSERVATION
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PH
Definition
measure of acidity level
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observation
Definition
using senses to study the world
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data
Definition
collected info. from an experiment
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hypothesis
Definition
proposed explanation to answer a scientific question
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saccharide
Definition
a sugar
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monosaccharide
Definition
one sugar
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independant varianle
Definition
prt of experiment manipulted by a scientist
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polysaccharide
Definition
lots of sugars
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substrate
Definition
reaction in a chemical reaction upon which enzymes want
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biosphere
Definition
all life and living places
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biodiversity
Definition
varieties of life
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organism
Definition
individual living thing
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metabolism
Definition
the breaking down of materials
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constant
Definition
condition that is controlled but doesn't change
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homeotisis
Definition
regulatio and maintenance of constant condition
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