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1
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Larger molecules are constructed from smaller ones, a process requiring energy

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Anabolic reactions

2
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Larger molecules are broken down, releasing energy

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Catabolic reactions

3
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The bond between two amino acids

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Peptide bond

4
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The capacity to do work

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Energy

5
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Cellular Respiration consists of

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Glycolysis, Citric Acid Cycle, Electron Transport Train

6
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A sequence of enzyme controlled reactions

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Metabolic pathway

7
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Contains the genetic code needed for the synthesis of each protein required by the cell

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DNA

8
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A portion of DNA molecule that contains the genetic information for making a single protein

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Gene

9
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What does Adenine pair with?

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Thymine

10
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What does Cytosine pair with?

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Guanine

11
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Single stranded and Ribose rather than Deoxyribose and Uracil rather than Thymine

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RNA molecules

12
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mRNA molecules are synthesized in the nucleus in a sequence complementary to the DNA template

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Transcription

13
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A triplet of nucleotides in mRNA

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Codon

14
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mRNA move out of the nucleus and associate with ribosomes in the cytoplasm where the protein will be constructed

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Translation

15
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Molecule produced when adenosine triphosphate loses terminal phosphate

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Adenosine diphosphate (ADP)

16
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Organic molecule that stores and releases energy for use in cellular processes

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Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

17
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Phase of cellular respiration that requires oxygen

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Aerobic respiration

18
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Phase of cellular respiration that occurs in the absence of oxygen

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Anaerobic respiration

19
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Three contiguous nucleotides of a transfer RNA molecule that are complementary to a specific mRNA

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Anticodon

20
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Cellular process that releases energy from organic compounds

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Cellular respiration

21
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Series of chemical reactions that oxidizes certain molecules, releasing energy; Krebs cycle

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Citric acid cycle

22
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Nonprotein organic molecule required for the activity of a particular enzyme

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Coenzyme

23
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Small molecule or ion that must combine with an enzyme for activity

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Cofactor

24
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Anabolic process that joins small molecules; synthesis

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Dehydration synthesis

25
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Molecule composed of two joined amino acids

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Dipeptide

26
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Enzymatically adding a water molecule to split a molecule into smaller portions

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Hydrolysis

27
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Type of compound produced during fat catabolism

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Ketone body

28
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Agent that can cause mutations

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Mutagen

29
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Process by which oxygen combines with another chemical; the removal of hydrogen or the loss of electrons; opposite of reduction

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Oxidation