| A | B |
| enzymes | complex molecules |
| energy | ability to do work |
| aerobic respiration | takes place within mitochondria |
| metabolic pathway | production of particular products |
| ADP | ATP that has lost its terminal phosphate |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| gene | genetic info for making one kind of protein |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| genetic code | method of storing info for the synthesis of protein molecules |
| codon | set of nucleotides in messenger RNA |
| anticodon | set of three nucleotides in the transfer RNA |
| mRNA | messenger RNA |
| tRNA | transfer RNA |
| double helix | model for DNA |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |