EOC LIST 3

🧬 biology

Active site

the part of the enzyme where the substrate or reacted particle bonds

activation energy

what is needed to start a reaction, as in striking matches

Amino acids

the building blocks(monomer) of proteins

carbohydrates

organic compounds formed during photosynthesis and a major source of quick energy

Dehydration synthesis

joining monomers to make polymers by removing water

deoxyribose

 the five carbon sugar that is part of DNA

disaccharide

 2 simple sugars joined together, examples include sucrose and lactose

Enzyme

catalyst that speed up the rates of biochemical reactions by lowering the activation energy

Hydrolysis

adding water to break apart a polymer into a monomer

Lipids

organic compound responsible for the storage of energy as well as for the insulation of organisms

Monosaccharide

 a single sugar molecule; the monomer for a carbohydrate

nucleic acid

a large, complex molecule made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus; examples include DNA and RNA

Nucleotide

the combination of a sugar, a phosphate molecule, and a nitrogenous base; the monomer for a nucleic acid

Peptide bonds

 the bond that holds two amino acids together

Polarity

the separation of charged regions of a molecule such as water

Polypeptide

a chain of amino acids

Polysaccharides

complex carbohydrate consisting of two or more attached sugar molecules, examples include starch, glycogen, and cellulose

Protein

complex organic compound that consists of amino acids joined by peptide bonds