Biochemistry

Question 1

Protein

Answer 1

is a macronutrient that is essential to building muscle mass

Question 2

Amino Acid

Answer 2

a simple organic compound

Question 3

Carbohydrate

Answer 3

any of a large group of organic compounds

Question 4

Monosaccharide

Answer 4

any of the class of sugars

Question 5

Polysaccharide

Answer 5

a carbohydrate

Question 6

Nucleic Acid

Answer 6

a complex organic substance present in living cells

Question 7

Nucleotide

Answer 7

a compound consisting of a nucleoside linked to a phosphate group

Question 8

Lipid

Answer 8

any of a class of organic compounds

Question 9

Enzyme

Answer 9

a substance produced by a living organism

Question 10

Monomer

Answer 10

Monomer

Question 11

Polymer

Answer 11

a molecule that can be bonded

Question 12

Activation Energy

Answer 12

the minimum quantity of energy

Question 13

Substrate

Answer 13

the surface or material on or from which an organism lives

Question 14

Polar Molecule

Answer 14

is a chemical species in which the distribution of electrons between the covalently bonded atoms is not even.

Question 15

Non-Polar Molecule

Answer 15

when there is an equal sharing of electrons between the two atoms of a diatomic molecule or because of the symmetrical arrangement of polar bonds in a more complex molecule