Nessecities Of Life Flashcards

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Element

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Pure Substance = One type of Atom

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Atom

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Basic building block for all substances

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Molecule

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A substance made up of two or more atoms

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Compound

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Molecules made up of multiple elements

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6 main molecules that make up a living thing

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All Organic: Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus and Sulfur

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What do the organic compounds form

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Proteins, Carbohydrates, Lipids, ATP, Nucleic Acid

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Proteins are broken down to supply cells with ____________

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Amino acids

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How many types of Amino Acids are there?

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Tens of thousands

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______________ delivers oxygen to red blood cells.

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Hemoglobin

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Enzymes start or speed up ____________

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Chemical Reations

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Carbs are molecules made of __________.

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Sugar

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Carbs are used by the cell for, and to store__________

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Energy

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Simple Carbs are made of _______ sugar molecule

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1

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Complex carbs are ___________ of sugar molecules linked together

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Hundreds

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14
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Extra sugars are _________

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Stored

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Lipid can’t mix with __________

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Lipids form __________

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One side of a _______________ is attracted to water while the other is not.

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Cells are mostly __________.

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Fats and oils are ________ that store energy.

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Fats are _______ solids at room temperature.

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Fats are stored in ___________.

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Oils are liquids stored in ________.

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ATP’s are the main carriers of____________.

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ATPs ______ cellular activities.
Fuel
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Nucleic acids have all the instructions for a _________.
Cell
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Nucleic Acids are made of ________.
Nucleotides
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To make proteins, the cell gets instructions from the pattern of nucleotides in ___________________.
Deoxyribonucleic acid
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The order of nucleotides form _______ ________ that can be used to make proteins.
Amino Acids