Bio terms to understand

Front

Mono

Back

One or single

Front

Poly

Back

Many

Front

De (prefix)

Back

Away from or off

Front

Hydro

Back

Water

Front

Lysis (suffix)

Back

Breaking

Front

Protein

Back

Function - Links one amino acid to the next.

Builds muscles, hair, skin, Immune Defense

Needed for Cell membrane and Tissues

Front

CarboHydrate

Back

Gives energy

It's a fast source of energy

It's a Monosaccharide

Front

Nucleic Acid

Back

Carries Genetic Information (DNA/RNA)

Front

Lipid

Back

Long storage of energy

Creates Cell Membrane

Supports hormones