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Chemical Reaction
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The process of a chemical change occuring where one chemical is modified or rearranged into a new chemical identity
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Activation Energy
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The energy required to start a chemical reaction. The amount varies for different reactions
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Catalyst
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A chemical used to lower the activation energy of a chemical reaction. The chemical identity of the chemical is not modified in the reaction
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Ionic Bond
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A bond between ions. Example Na+ Cl- forms NaCl. In this example it is the bond holding the Na+ and Cl- together
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Covalent Bond
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A bond between atoms in which the atoms share electrons
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Compond
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A chemical in which two or more different atoms are bonded together
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Molecule
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A chemical in which two or more atoms are covalently bonded together.
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Organic
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Chemical containing the elements Carbon and Hydrogen
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Organic Macromolecule
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Large organic molecule. Examples: Proteins, Lipids, Carbohydrates, Vitamins, Nucleic Acids
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Proteins
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Organic macromolecule composed of amino acids, it gives an organism its traits
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Enzymes
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Protein catalysts. Proteins that lower the activation energy for a chemical reaction
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Carbohydrates
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Organic macromolecules which are used as energy in living things
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Lipids
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Organic macromolecules that are often used to store energy in living things
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Nucleic Acids
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Organic macromolecules, DNA and RNA used to store information in living things
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DNA
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Deoxyribonucleic Acid
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