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Chemistry of life

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Total cards: 12•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
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Carbohydrate (mainly glucose)

Back (Answer)

provide energy and help build DNA/RNA

#2
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Lipids

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(don’t dissolve in water formed from C , H , O) oil-like consistency form cell membranes. triglycerides, phospholipids and steroids.

#3
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Nucleic Acids

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Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) genetic code & Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) maufacture protein and other molecules

#4
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Proteins

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large molecules that contain C , H , O , N and some contain S) basic building block is amino acid. protect, provide, shortening of muscles, transport oxygen speed up chemical reaction

#5
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Structural Proteins

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Provide strength ( e.g collagen in bone and keratin in hair and nails)

#6
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Hormones (protein)

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insulin

#7
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Contractile muscles (protein)

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allow shortening of muscle cells (actin and myosin)

#8
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Antibodies (protein)

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Provide protection/Defense against foreign cells and bacteria

#9
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Haemoglobin (protein)

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transport oxygen

#10
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Enzymes (protein)

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Speed up chemical reactions (amylase, maltase, lipase, proteases) (very specific)

#11
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Neurotransmitters (protein)

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transmit to other parts of the body

#12
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Nucleotides

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basic units of nucleic acids and are compose of a phosphate group, a pentose sugar an a base. (adenine, thymine, cytosine, guanine) A-T /// C-G