HS120 Unit 2
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mpatla on June 21, 2010
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Microeconomics Unit 3, HS120 12/3/12
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 organic compound | those chemical substances that that are essential to the structure and function of the body |
| carbohydrate | substances made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen; an example would be glucose, C6H12O6 |
| lipid | fats and oils |
| protein | large molecules composed of basic units called amino acids, proteins can be classified as functional or structural |
| nucleic acid | molecules made up of a phosphate unit, a sugar and a nitrogen base |
| plasma membrane | a membrane that encloses the cytoplasm and separates the interior of the cell from the external environment |
| cytoplasm | one of the three major parts of a cell, it forms most of the internal environment of the cell |
| tissue | a collection of similar cells that act together to perform a common function |
| nucleic acid | RNA is an example of a |
| translation | The process in protein synthesis that uses mRNA to build a protein molecule is known as |
| replication | The process in which DNA codes for or synthesizes more DNA is known as: |
| Golgi body | Responsible for processing and packaging substances for export out of the cell: |
| plasma | The liquid matrix of blood is called |
| Mitochondria | unique organelles that contain their own DNA molecule |
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