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| hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon |
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| one of the biological units of hereditory located in chromatin; transmits hereditory info. |
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| Nucleotides (DNA structure) |
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| building block of nucleic acids; consists of a sugar, a nitrogen containing base, and a phosphate group |
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| membrane composed \of 3 lamina layers that encloses cell contents; outer limiting cell membrane |
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| refers to molecules or portions of molecules that interact with only nonpolar molecules |
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| "water loving" refers to molecules or portions of molecules that interact with water and charged particles |
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| only works when folded correctly |
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| building blocks of protein; organic compound containing nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen |
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| 4 types of organic compounds |
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| carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, lipids |
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| factors affecting rxn rates |
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| enzymes, catalysts, surface area, temperature, pressure, concentration |
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| process by which large molecules is synthesized by bonding smaller molecules together |
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| process by which water is used to split a substance into smaller particles |
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| phase of metabolism in which simpler substancfes are combined to form more complex substances |
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| process in which living cells break down substances into simpler substances |
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| sum total of chemical rxns occuring in the body cells |
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| protein that acts as a biological catalyst to speed up a chemical rxn |
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| reactant on which an enzyme acts to cause a chemical action proceed |
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| moving of biochemicals and other atomic/molecular substances across membranes |
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| spreading of particles in a gas or solution w/ a movement toward uniform distribution of particles |
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| below normal tone or tension |
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| excessive, above normal tone or tension |
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| nucleus, ribosomes, mitochondria.. |
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| process where cells build proteins; transcription + translation |
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| cell is fundamental unit of all living organisms |
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