Animal Nutrition Vocabulary General

monomer of nucleic acid; contains a sugar, phosphate and nitrogenous base

• Amino Acid

• Protein

• Monomer

• Nucleotide

macromolecule that contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen; needed by the body for growth and repair

• Carbohydrates

• Amino Acid

• Lipids

• Protein

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

A trait organism is born with that helps an organism survive and reproduce

• Mutation

• Adaptation

• Evolution

• Denitrification

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

Proteins that speed up chemical reactions

• metabolism

• carbohydrates

• nucleic acids

• enzymes

A consumer that eats only plants

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

break down large chemicals and release energy

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

type of macromolecule; the starches and sugars present in foods

the movements of matter within and between ecosystems

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

NGSS.HS-LS2-4

How atoms are held together to form a molecule

• bonds

• valence

• compounds

• stocks

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

nitrogen gas (atmospheric nitrogen) - not usable for organisms