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A & P I Chapter 4
Key Terms
Question | Answer |
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The series of chemical reactions necessary for the use of raw material. | metabolism |
Organic compounds composed of: C, H and O | Carbohydrates |
Burned immediately for fuel, stored as glycogen and stored as fat and burned as fuel later. | Glucose |
Oxygen present | Aerobic Catabolism |
Oxygen absent | Anaerobic Catabolism |
Organic compounds commonly called fats and oils | Lipids (fats) |
Most abundant organic matter in the body | Proteins |
Building blocks of proteins | Amino acid |
The elimination of nitrogen | Urea |
Composed of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a base. | Nucleotides |
DNA and RNA are composed of | Nucleic Acids |
Genetic information for proten synthesis stored on one strand | Genetic Code |
Code copier for protein synthesis | mRNA |
Code reader for protein synthesis | tRNA |
Building up of | anabolism |
(1) carbohydrates | Monosaccharides |
What sugar is called in the body | Glucose |
What are the three types of carbohydrates? | Mono, di and poly |