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Molecules of Life I
Molecules of Life II
Molecules of Life III
Chemical Reactions
Potpourri
100
The atoms that make up a Carbohydrate.
What are Carbon, Hydrogen & Oxygen
100
DNA & RNA are an example.
What are Nucleic Acids?
100

These are catalysts that speed up chemical reactions.

What are Enzymes?

100
The energy needed to start a reaction.
What is Activation Energy?
100
The atoms that make up a nucleic acid.
What are Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen & Phosphorous?
200
Glucose is an example of this type of simple sugar.
What is a monosaccharide?
200
The building blocks of proteins.
What are Amino Acids?
200

This molecule of life is responsible for building the immune system.

What are Proteins?

200
The molecules that enter into a chemical reaction.
What are Reactants?
200
All enzyme names end in this.
What is "ase"?
300
The main source of energy for organisms.
What are Carbohydrates?
300

The building blocks of a starch (carbohydrate).

What is Glucose?

300

The monomer that makes up a nucleic acid.

What is a Nucleotide?

300
The molecules made during a chemical reaction.
What are Products?
300

All enzymes are this type of molecule.

What are Proteins?

400
Another name for a protein.
What is Polypeptide?
400

Another name for a carbohydrate.

What is Polysaccharide?

400

A fatty acid and glycerol make up this molecule of life.

What is a Lipid?

400
This is released or absorbed by a chemical reaction.
What is Energy?
400

The element that all organic molecules contain.

What is Carbon?

500
These organic compounds provide cushioning and insulation for the body.
What are Lipids?
500

A lipid that contains more than one carbon-carbon double bond.

What is Polyunsaturated?

500

This is how plants and animals store excess sugar.

What is Starch & Glycogen?

500
Chemical reactions need ____ to either release or absorb energy.
What is Energy?
500

The factors that control how well an enzyme will work.

What is pH, Temperature, Amount of Substrate, Amount of Enzyme?