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- Enzymes
- A protein that speeds chemical reactions in cells without being changed itself
- Fermentation
- A form of respiration that converts energy from glucose when the supply of O2 is not sufficient.
- Metabolism
- All of the chemical activites of an organism that enable it to live, grow, and reproduce
- Respiration
- The process by which organisms break down food to release energy.
- Consumers
- Organisms that can't make their own food.
- Proteins
- Has enzymes, makes cells fcn., has amino acids
- Producers
- Green plants that make their own food by photosynthesis
- Concentration Gradient
- Molecules in constant motion to find and maintain
- Carbs
- Sugars and starches, immediate energy
- Lipids
- oils waxes and fats, more energy than carbs., slower to release energy
- Amino Acids
- The building blocks of proteins
- 4 Classes of Org. Chem.
- Carbs, Lipids, Proteins, Nucleic acids