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4850196691ionic bondbond resulting from a transfer of electrons0
4850196692covalent bondbond resulting from the sharing of electrons1
4850196693nonpolarelectrons shared equally2
4850196694polarelectrons shared unequally3
4850196695buffersubstance that resists changes in pH4
4850196696isomerorganic compounds with the same molecular formula but different structure5
4850196697structural isomerisomer differing in the arrangement of atoms6
4850196698geometric isomerisomer differing in the spacial arrangement of double bonds7
4850196699optical isomers / enantiomerisomers that are mirror images of each other8
4850196700monosaccharideC6H12O6 simple sugar; glucose, galactose, and fructose9
4850196701disaccharidetwo monosaccharides joined together; C12H22O1; maltose, lactose, and sucrose10
4850196702dehydration synthesiscondensation; joining compounds together with water released11
4850196703hydrolysisbreakdown of a compound by adding water12
4850196704polysaccharidepolymers of carbohydrates13
4850196705cellulosestructural polysaccharide that makes up plant cell walls14
4850196706starchstorage polysaccharide found in plants15
4850196707glycerolalcohol portion of a lipid16
4850196708fatty acidhydrocarbon chain with a carboxyl group at one end; majority portion in lipids17
4850196709saturated fatfat without double bonds18
4850196710unsaturated fatfat with double bonds19
4850196711steroidlipid with a four fused ring structure; cholesterol and testosterone20
4850196712peptide bondbond creating amino acid chains or polymers21
4850196713primary structurelinear sequence of amino acids; peptide bonds22
4850196714secondary structureprotein formed with hydrogen bonds23
4850196715tertiary structure3D conformation formed; determines specificity24
4850196716quaternary structureprotein with more than one polypeptide chain25
4850196717alpha helixsecondary structure form of a protein; human hair (keratin)26
4850196718beta pleated sheetsecondary structure form of a protein; spider webs and silk27
4850196719functional groupcomponents of organic molecules most often involved in chemical reactions28
4850196720cohesioncapacity to resist tension to rupture29
4850196721saltcompound that releases ion other than H+ or OH- when dissolved in water30
4850196722chemical equilibriumwhen the reaction rate is about the same in either direction31
4850196723polymerlong molecule consisting of many similar or identical monomers linked together32
4850196724monomerbuilding block for polymers; only made by producers33
4850196725adhesionattraction between different kinds of molecules34
4850196726surface tensionmeasure of how difficult it is to stretch or break the surface of a liquid35
4850196727van der Waals interactionstertiary structure; weak attractions between molecules or parts of molecules that result from localized charge fluctuations36
4850196728evaporative cooling / heat of vaporizationproperty of a liquid where the surface becomes cooler during evaporation due to the loss of molecules37
4850196729disulfide bridgetertiary structure; strong covalent bond formed when one sulfur of one cysteine monomer bonds to the sulfur of another38
4850196730hydrophobic interactiontertiary structure; weak chemical bond formed when molecules that do not mix with water change to exclude the water39
4850196731hydrocarbonorganic molecule consisting of only hydrogen and carbon40
4850196732macromoleculegiant molecule formed by the joining of smaller molecules41
4850196733glycosodic linkagecovalent bond formed between two monosaccharides by a dehydration synthesis reaction42
4850196734nucleotidebuilding block of a nucleic acid; five carbon sugar covalently bonded to a nitrogen base and a phosphate group43
4850196735pyramidinecytosine, thymine, and uracil; six-membered ring44
4850196736purineadenine and guanine; six-membered ring fused to a five-membered ring45
4850196737hydroxylhydrogen bonded to oxygen bonded to an organic molecule's carbon skeleton; alcohol; polar46
4850196738carbonylcarbon double bonded to oxygen; ketones and aldehydes47
4850196739carboxyloxygen double bonded to a carbon atom that is bonded to a hydroxyl group48
4850196740aminenitrogen bonded to two hydrogens and to the carbon skeleton49
4850196741sulfhydrylsulfur bonded to hydrogen in roughly the shape of a hydroxyl; cysteine50
4850196742phosphatephosphorous bonded to four oxygens, two have negative charges, one is bonded to the carbon skeleton; phospholipid51
4850196743methylcarbon bonded to three hydrogens; arrangement determines function of male and female sex hormones52

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