| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Atom | The smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element. Or the smallest unit. |
| Element | A substance that can't be seperated or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means, all atoms of an element have the same number atoms. |
| Compound | A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds. |
| Adhesion | The attractive force between two bodies of different substances that are in contact with one another. |
| Cohesion | The force that holds molecules of a single materal together. |
| Carbohydrate | Any organic compound that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that provides nutrients to the cells of living things. |
| Monosaccharide | A simple sugar that is the basic subunt of a carbohydrate. |
| Unsaturated fatty acid | Has at least one double bond, Is liquid at room temp, comes from plants. |
| Saturated fatty acid | No double bonts, Solid at room temp, comes from animals. |
| Lipid | A type of biochemical that does not disolve in water, includes fats and steroids; lipids store energy and make up cell membrane. |
| Protein | An organic compound that is made of one or more chains of amino acids and that is a principal componunt of all cells. |
| Amino acid | Any one of 20 different organic molecules that contain a carboxyl and an amino acid grouop ant that combine proteins. |
| Nucleic acid | an organic compound, either RNA or DNA, whose molecules are made up of one or two chains of nucleotides and carry genetic information. |
| Nucleotide | in a nucleic-acid chain, a subunit that consists of a sugar, a phosphate, and a nitrogenous base. |
| Activation energy | The smallest amount of energy it takes to make a reaction. |
| Enzyme | protein that speeds up a chemical reaction. |
| Substrate | What goes into an enzyme |
| Product | When the chemical reaction is complete, products have formed. |
| Organic compound | 2 or more atoms together bonds hold them together. |
| Catalyst | Substances that reduce the activation energy of a chemical reaction. |
| Active site | The site on an enzyme that attaches to a substrate. |
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