| A | B |
|---|
| saturated | a fatty acid that has only single bonds between the carbon atoms |
| enzymes | protein that acts as a catyalst in living things |
| unsaturated | A fatty acid that has at least 1 double bond between carbon atoms |
| acid | solution in which the number of hydrogen ions is greater than the number of hydroxide ions |
| base | solution in which the number of hydroxide ions is greater than the number of hydrogen ions |
| PH scale | system used for determining the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution |
| inorganic compounds | compounds not produced by living things does not contain carbon |
| organic compounds | produced by living things, all contain carbon |
| molecule formula | tells what elements are in a compound and how many atoms of each elements present |
| carbohydrates | organic compound made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen including sugars, starches, and cellulose |
| monosaccharides | monomer of carbohydrates |
| disaccharide | sugar formed by the chemical combination of the two molecules of simple sugars |
| dehydration synthesis | formation of complex organic compounds in which water is ran off |
| polysaccharide | large molecules formed by joining two or more monosacchrides molecules through dehydration synthesis |
| hydrolysis | chemical breakdown of a substance by combination with water |
| lipids | fatty substance made of carbon,hydrogen, and oxygen examples are fats, waxes, and oils |
| protiens | complex chain of amino acids essential in cell structures and functions |
| amino acids | monomer nitrogenous building blocks of protein molecules |
| peptide bond | carbon-nitrogen bond that links amino acids to form polypeptides |
| polypeptides | large molecule made of amino acid subunits linked by peptide bonds |
| substrates | substances that enzymes cause to react |
| coenzyme | nonprotein molecule that must be present for an enzyme to act |
| Nucleic Acid | organic compound that contains genetic information , example DNA and RNA |
| Nucleotide | monomer unit of Nucleic Acid |
