Macromolecules & Enzymes - Biology 1 Vocab

the smallest unit of an element that has the properties of that element

• atom

• amoeba

• element

• junior

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

a pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical reactions

(If you just have carbon, yet it doesn't matter how many are present)

• atom

• plant

• element

• protons

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NGSS.HS-PS1-1

composed of two or more separate chemical elements

• atom

• poly-element

• element

• compound

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NGSS.HS-LS1-6

very large group of chemically bonded atoms (such as: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids)

• atoms

• macromolecules

• elements

• polymolecules

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Carbon is required for these compounds of living beings.

• Organic

• Inorganic

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Minerals, metals, salts, (non-living matter)

• Organic

• Inorganic

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Small, single units, that can join together (or, repeat) to form a polymer or larger molecule

• phospholipids

• polysaccharides

• monomer

• polymer

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

a large molecule, made of small repeating molecules

(Example: cell walls contain monomer units of glucose that bond together to form cellulose, which is a what?)

• monomer

• polymer

• fatty acid

• glucose

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

proteins that catalyze specific chemical reactions in organisms by lowering the activation energy of the reaction

• monomers

• glucose

• polysaccharides

• enzymes

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS1-5

Prefix "mono"-

(example: monosaccharide, monomer)

• 1

• many

• inorganic

• organic