Unit 2: Nutrients, Energy & Biochemical Processes

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Photosynthesis

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The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll pigments.

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Carbon dioxide

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A colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration.

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Glucose

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A simple sugar that is an important energy source in living organisms and is a component of many carbohydrates.

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Enzyme

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A substance produced by a living organism that acts as a catalyst to bring about a specific biochemical reaction.

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Monosaccharide

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The simplest form of carbohydrates, consisting of one sugar and having the general formula CnH2nOn.

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Carbohydrate

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Organic compounds occurring in foods and living tissues, including sugars, starch, and cellulose.

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Substrate

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The substance on which an enzyme acts.

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Hydrolysis

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The chemical breakdown of a compound due to reaction with water.

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Lipid

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Any of a class of organic compounds that are fatty acids or their derivatives and are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents.

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Lock and key model

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A model for enzyme-substrate interaction suggesting that the enzyme and the substrate possess specific complementary geometric shapes that fit exactly into one another.