chemistry
Definition of matter.
Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.
What are carbohydrates
They are sugars or starches used to store energy.
What are proteins made of?
Proteins are made of chains of amino acids.
They are made of nucleotides.
What is science?
Science is the way of gaining knowledge about the natural world.
What is the definition of an element?
All the same type of atom.
What are carbohydrates built of?
They are built of monosaccharides.
How many types of amino acids are there?
20
What are chains of nucleotides called?
Polynucleotides.
What is the scientific law?
is a statement that cannot change under certain natural conditions.
What is the definition of compound?
What is a lipid?
Lipids are fats or oils.
What do you call a long chain of amino acids?
Polypeptide
What are the two types of nucleic acids?
DNA and RNA
What is a dependent variable?
affected by other factors.
What does carbon do?
Makes stable bonds with many elements and other carbons.
What do lipids do?
Lipids store energy for later use and have other roles too.
How many levels of organization do proteins have?
Four.
What three parts do nucleic acids include?
Sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base
What is an independent variable?
changed by the experiment.
Where is carbon found?
Carbon is found in carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids.
What do carbohydrates do?
They store energy.
What are the jobs of proteins?
The jobs of proteins include muscle tissue, speeding up reactions, carrying messages, and carrying oxygen in blood.
What does DNA stand for?
deoxyribonucleic acid
What is the constant?