7315724152 | ionic bond | bond resulting from a transfer of electrons | 0 | |
7315724153 | covalent bond | bond resulting from the sharing of electrons | 1 | |
7315724154 | nonpolar | electrons shared equally | 2 | |
7315724155 | polar | electrons shared unequally | 3 | |
7315724156 | buffer | substance that resists changes in pH | 4 | |
7315724157 | isomer | organic compounds with the same molecular formula but different structure | 5 | |
7315724158 | structural isomer | isomer differing in the arrangement of atoms | 6 | |
7315724159 | geometric isomer | isomer differing in the spacial arrangement of double bonds | 7 | |
7315724160 | optical isomers / enantiomer | isomers that are mirror images of each other | 8 | |
7315724161 | monosaccharide | C6H12O6 simple sugar; glucose, galactose, and fructose | 9 | |
7315724162 | disaccharide | two monosaccharides joined together; C12H22O1; maltose, lactose, and sucrose | 10 | |
7315724164 | hydrolysis | breakdown of a compound by adding water | 11 | |
7315724165 | polysaccharide | polymers of carbohydrates | 12 | |
7315724169 | fatty acid | hydrocarbon chain with a carboxyl group at one end; majority portion in lipids | 13 | |
7315724173 | peptide bond | bond creating amino acid chains or polymers | 14 | |
7315724174 | primary structure | linear sequence of amino acids; peptide bonds | 15 | |
7315724175 | secondary structure | protein formed with hydrogen bonds | 16 | |
7315724176 | tertiary structure | 3D conformation formed; determines specificity | 17 | |
7315724177 | quaternary structure | protein with more than one polypeptide chain | 18 | |
7315724178 | alpha helix | secondary structure form of a protein; human hair (keratin) | 19 | |
7315724179 | beta pleated sheet | secondary structure form of a protein; spider webs and silk | 20 | |
7315724180 | functional group | components of organic molecules most often involved in chemical reactions | 21 | |
7315724181 | metabolism | sum of all chemical reactions that take place in cell | 22 | |
7315724182 | enzyme | catalytic protein that lowers a reaction's energy of activation | 23 | |
7315724183 | induced fit model | enzyme model where the substrate induces the enzyme to alter its shape slightly so it fits better | 24 | |
7315724184 | cofactor | inorganic enzyme assist | 25 | |
7315724185 | coenzyme | organic enzyme assist (vitamins) | 26 | |
7315724186 | competitive inhibition | compounds that look like the normal substrate compete for the same active site on the enzyme | 27 | |
7315724187 | noncompetitive inhibition | more than one active site and the substrates do not look like each other | 28 | |
7315724188 | allosteric inhibition | two active sites, one for a substrate and one for an inhibitor | 29 | |
7315724189 | cohesion | capacity to resist tension to rupture | 30 | |
7315724191 | chemical equilibrium | when the reaction rate is about the same in either direction | 31 | |
7315724192 | polymer | long molecule consisting of many similar or identical monomers linked together | 32 | |
7315724193 | monomer | building block for polymers; only made by producers | 33 | |
7315724194 | adhesion | attraction between different kinds of molecules | 34 | |
7315724195 | surface tension | measure of how difficult it is to stretch or break the surface of a liquid | 35 | |
7315724196 | van der Waals interactions | tertiary structure; weak attractions between molecules or parts of molecules that result from localized charge fluctuations | 36 | |
7315724197 | evaporative cooling / heat of vaporization | property of a liquid where the surface becomes cooler during evaporation due to the loss of molecules | 37 | |
7315724199 | hydrophobic interaction | tertiary structure; weak chemical bond formed when molecules that do not mix with water change to exclude the water | 38 | |
7315724200 | hydrocarbon | organic molecule consisting of only hydrogen and carbon | 39 | |
7315724201 | macromolecule | giant molecule formed by the joining of smaller molecules | 40 | |
7315724203 | nucleotide | building block of a nucleic acid; five carbon sugar covalently bonded to a nitrogen base and a phosphate group | 41 | |
7315724204 | pyramidine | cytosine, thymine, and uracil; six-membered ring | 42 | |
7315724205 | purine | adenine and guanine; six-membered ring fused to a five-membered ring | 43 | |
7315724206 | hydroxyl | hydrogen bonded to oxygen bonded to an organic molecule's carbon skeleton; alcohol; polar | 44 | |
7315724207 | carbonyl | carbon double bonded to oxygen; ketones and aldehydes | 45 | |
7315724208 | carboxyl | oxygen double bonded to a carbon atom that is bonded to a hydroxyl group | 46 | |
7315724209 | amine | nitrogen bonded to two hydrogens and to the carbon skeleton | 47 | |
7315724211 | phosphate | phosphorous bonded to four oxygens, two have negative charges, one is bonded to the carbon skeleton; phospholipid | 48 | |
7315724212 | methyl | carbon bonded to three hydrogens; arrangement determines function of male and female sex hormones | 49 |
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