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College Bio: Chapter 3 Vocabulary

College Bio: Chapter 3 Vocabulary

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Biology

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Enzyme

Back

A protein catalyst used by living organisms to speed up and control biological reactions.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Catalysis

Back

Acceleration of the rate of a chemical reaction due to a decrease in the free energy of the transition state, called the activation energy.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Amino Acid

Back

A small organic molecule bonded to an amino group (-NH3), a carboxyl group (-COOH), a hydrogen atom, and a side group. Proteins are polymers of twenty common amino acids.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Hydrophobic

Back

Not interacting readily with water; typical of nonpolar compounds containing that lack charged or electronegative atoms.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Hydrophilic

Back

Interacting readily with water; typical of polar compounds or those containing charged or electronegative atoms.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Isomer

Back

A molecule that has the same molecular formula as another molecule but differs from it in three-dimensional structure.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Polymer

Back

Any long molecule composed of small repeating units (monomers) bonded together; main biological ones include proteins, nucleic acids, and polysaccharides.

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