Carbon-Based Molecules
The building block of all things
An atom
peptide bonds
Anything that invades your body and causes a disease
Pathogen
The system that gives our body support and shape
Skeletal system
mono-
one
How our body maintains itself
homeostasis
Any chemical that speeds up reactions
Catalyst
Locate the site of the infection and produce antibodies that attach to the invader and destroy it
White blood cells
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
List and describe the two different types of t-cells
The system that breaks down food for nutrients
Digestive system
di-
two
Function of carbohydrates
Provide short-term energy
Substrate
Create antibodies when told there's a threat in the body
B-cells
The system that receives information from the environment and responds to it
many
Monomers are individual subunits of ________.
Polymers
The process of a protein unraveling and losing its shape
Denaturing
When enough people in a community are immune to a disease and make it difficult for that disease to spread
Herd immunity
The system with a barrier for the body that keeps us safe
The integumentary/skin system
macro-
large
Carbohydrates of made of...
Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen
How enzymes speed up reactions
Lower the activation energy
When you are given antibodies to a disease, you do not develop them from your own immune system
Passive immunity
The system that filters blood and eliminates liquid waste
-saccharide
sugar/glucose