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7315724152ionic bondbond resulting from a transfer of electrons0
7315724153covalent bondbond resulting from the sharing of electrons1
7315724154nonpolarelectrons shared equally2
7315724155polarelectrons shared unequally3
7315724156buffersubstance that resists changes in pH4
7315724157isomerorganic compounds with the same molecular formula but different structure5
7315724158structural isomerisomer differing in the arrangement of atoms6
7315724159geometric isomerisomer differing in the spacial arrangement of double bonds7
7315724160optical isomers / enantiomerisomers that are mirror images of each other8
7315724161monosaccharideC6H12O6 simple sugar; glucose, galactose, and fructose9
7315724162disaccharidetwo monosaccharides joined together; C12H22O1; maltose, lactose, and sucrose10
7315724164hydrolysisbreakdown of a compound by adding water11
7315724165polysaccharidepolymers of carbohydrates12
7315724169fatty acidhydrocarbon chain with a carboxyl group at one end; majority portion in lipids13
7315724173peptide bondbond creating amino acid chains or polymers14
7315724174primary structurelinear sequence of amino acids; peptide bonds15
7315724175secondary structureprotein formed with hydrogen bonds16
7315724176tertiary structure3D conformation formed; determines specificity17
7315724177quaternary structureprotein with more than one polypeptide chain18
7315724178alpha helixsecondary structure form of a protein; human hair (keratin)19
7315724179beta pleated sheetsecondary structure form of a protein; spider webs and silk20
7315724180functional groupcomponents of organic molecules most often involved in chemical reactions21
7315724181metabolismsum of all chemical reactions that take place in cell22
7315724182enzymecatalytic protein that lowers a reaction's energy of activation23
7315724183induced fit modelenzyme model where the substrate induces the enzyme to alter its shape slightly so it fits better24
7315724184cofactorinorganic enzyme assist25
7315724185coenzymeorganic enzyme assist (vitamins)26
7315724186competitive inhibitioncompounds that look like the normal substrate compete for the same active site on the enzyme27
7315724187noncompetitive inhibitionmore than one active site and the substrates do not look like each other28
7315724188allosteric inhibitiontwo active sites, one for a substrate and one for an inhibitor29
7315724189cohesioncapacity to resist tension to rupture30
7315724191chemical equilibriumwhen the reaction rate is about the same in either direction31
7315724192polymerlong molecule consisting of many similar or identical monomers linked together32
7315724193monomerbuilding block for polymers; only made by producers33
7315724194adhesionattraction between different kinds of molecules34
7315724195surface tensionmeasure of how difficult it is to stretch or break the surface of a liquid35
7315724196van der Waals interactionstertiary structure; weak attractions between molecules or parts of molecules that result from localized charge fluctuations36
7315724197evaporative cooling / heat of vaporizationproperty of a liquid where the surface becomes cooler during evaporation due to the loss of molecules37
7315724199hydrophobic interactiontertiary structure; weak chemical bond formed when molecules that do not mix with water change to exclude the water38
7315724200hydrocarbonorganic molecule consisting of only hydrogen and carbon39
7315724201macromoleculegiant molecule formed by the joining of smaller molecules40
7315724203nucleotidebuilding block of a nucleic acid; five carbon sugar covalently bonded to a nitrogen base and a phosphate group41
7315724204pyramidinecytosine, thymine, and uracil; six-membered ring42
7315724205purineadenine and guanine; six-membered ring fused to a five-membered ring43
7315724206hydroxylhydrogen bonded to oxygen bonded to an organic molecule's carbon skeleton; alcohol; polar44
7315724207carbonylcarbon double bonded to oxygen; ketones and aldehydes45
7315724208carboxyloxygen double bonded to a carbon atom that is bonded to a hydroxyl group46
7315724209aminenitrogen bonded to two hydrogens and to the carbon skeleton47
7315724211phosphatephosphorous bonded to four oxygens, two have negative charges, one is bonded to the carbon skeleton; phospholipid48
7315724212methylcarbon bonded to three hydrogens; arrangement determines function of male and female sex hormones49

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