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| 5527554927 | Covalent bond | Bond where valence electrons are shared by two atoms | 0 | |
| 5527554928 | Ionic bond | Bond where valence electrons are transferred allowing for a bond to form because of two ions of opposite charges | 1 | |
| 5527561384 | The atomic number and the number of electrons | The number of protons equals what two things? | 2 | |
| 5527572147 | The number of protons and neutrons | What is the mass number equal to? | 3 | |
| 5527625149 | Denaturation | When a protein unravels and loses its shape | 4 | |
| 5527628942 | Changes in pH, salt concentration and temperature | Causes of denaturation include... | 5 | |
| 5527640121 | Phospholipid bilayer |  | 6 | |
| 5527651474 | The heads are hydrophilic and the tails are hydrophobic. The heads want to be by the water in and surrounding the cell and the tails want to be protected | Why do phospholipid bilayers form the way they do? | 7 | |
| 5527655895 | Cis isomer | When the atom/group of atoms attached to the double bonded carbon are on the same side | 8 | |
| 5527668322 | Trans isomer | When the atom/group of atoms attached to the double bonded carbon are on opposite sides | 9 | |
| 5527672804 | They are both geometric isomers whose carbons have covalent bonds to the same atoms | Similarities between cis and trans isomers include... | 10 | |
| 5527678152 | Asymmetrical carbon | A carbon that is attached to four different atoms or groups of atoms | 11 | |
| 5527682713 | Adhesion, cohesion, high specific heat, solvent of life, less dense as a solid | The properties of water include... | 12 | |
| 5527687854 | The presence of unpaired electrons in the valence shell | What causes the reactivity of atoms? | 13 | |
| 5527687855 | Hydrolysis | Process in which polymers are broken apart by adding water molecules | 14 | |
| 5527690117 | Dehydration | Process in which monomers are bonded together by removing a water molecule | 15 | |
| 5527693772 | Purines |  | 16 | |
| 5527697494 | Pyrimidines |  | 17 | |
| 5527706955 | A nitrogenous base, a five carbon sugar and a phosphate group | What makes up a nucleotide? | 18 | |
| 5527709247 | Monosaccharide | A single, simple sugar | 19 | |
| 5527709248 | Disaccharide | Consists of two monosaccharides joined together | 20 | |
| 5527714348 | Deoxyribose | What is the sugar in DNA? | 21 | |
| 5527714349 | Ribose | What is the sugar in RNA? | 22 | |
| 5527724354 | Sugars and phosphates | These things make up the "backbone" of a DNA molecule... | 23 | |
| 5527799691 | Three fatty acids and a glycerol | What makes up a triglyceride? | 24 | |
| 5527802886 | Lipids, Carbohydrates, Proteins and Nucleic Acids | What are the four major macromolecules? | 25 | |
| 5527824162 | Cellulose | In a glucose ring, if the OH attached to the #1 carbon is in the beta position then it is... | 26 | |
| 5527824163 | Starch | In a glucose ring, if the OH attached to the #1 carbon is in the alpha position then it is... | 27 | |
| 5527916542 | Variations in length, branched or unbranched, double bond position and the presence of rings | The different variations of carbon skeletons can include: | 28 | |
| 5527995971 | Levo and Dextro | What does the L and D stand for in enantiomers? | 29 | |
| 5528010921 | Only that particular form can bind to specific molecules in an organism | Why is only one version of an isomer usually biologically active when it comes to L and D isomers? | 30 | |
| 5528016543 | 0 - 14 | What is the range of the pH scale? | 31 | |
| 5528019836 | 10 | Each step on the pH scale is a factor of... | 32 | |
| 5528022153 | Hydrogen bond | The noncovalent attraction between a hydrogen atom and an electronegative atom (usually oxygen) | 33 | |
| 5528022154 | Polar covalent bond | When one atom is bonded to a more electronegative atom and the electrons are not shared equally | 34 | |
| 5528026002 | Nonpolar covalent bond | The bond between two atoms of the same element where electrons are shared equally because of the same electronegativity | 35 | |
| 5528643396 | The amount of these are measured and the total of the two always will equal 10^-14 with the H+ number indicating the pH | What role do H+ and OH- play in the pH scale? | 36 | |
| 5528643398 | Solution | A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances | 37 | |
| 5528643399 | Solute | The substance that is dissolved in a solution | 38 | |
| 5528645548 | Solvent | The dissolving agent in a solution | 39 | |
| 5528645549 | Aqueous solution | A solution in which water is the solvent | 40 | |
| 5528648476 | Colloid | A mixture that is formed when large water loving substances may not dissolve, but become suspended in an aqueous solution | 41 | |
| 5528648477 | Valence | The bonding capacity; the number of unpaired electrons in its valence shell | 42 | |
| 5528653204 | 2; 8; 18 | How many electrons are found in the first 3 valence shells? | 43 | |
| 5528655498 | Proton, Neutron and Electron | The subatomic particles include... | 44 | |
| 5528659802 | Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Calcium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sulfur | The elements that are essential to life include... | 45 | |
| 5528659803 | Trace element | Elements that are required by organisms but only in very small amounts | 46 | |
| 5528662114 | Buffer | Any substance that works to minimize the changes in concentration of H+ and OH- ions in a solution | 47 | |
| 5528667972 | These are polar and the water molecules surround them and dissolve them from the outside layer in. | How do salt and sucrose dissolve so easily? | 48 | |
| 5528667990 | Vitalism | The belief that chemical and physical laws do not play role in controlling natural phenomena | 49 | |
| 5528667991 | Mechanism | The belief that chemical and physical laws govern all natural phenomena including life processes | 50 | |
| 5528670339 | Gene | A unit of inheritance | 51 | |
| 5528670340 | Saturated fats | These are fats that contain the full amount of hydrogen possible, have no double bonds, are solid at room temperature and generally come from animals | 52 | |
| 5528672253 | Unsaturated fats | These are fats that have double bonds, do not contain all the hydrogen it possibly can, is liquid at room temperature and is found mainly in plants | 53 | |
| 5528894047 | Primary structure | This structure of a protein is made up of an amino acid sequence | 54 | |
| 5528894048 | Secondary structure | This structure of a protein will include coils and folds | 55 | |
| 5528897887 | Tertiary structure | This structure of a protein is a result of the interactions of the side chains (R groups); has a 3D shape to it | 56 | |
| 5528908210 | Quarternary structure | This structure is the result of more then one polypeptide chain coming together | 57 | |
| 5528934980 | Energy storage, protection, cell membrane formation | Functions of fats include... | 58 | |
| 5528942713 | Enzymes, storage, hormonal, contractile and motor, defensive, transport, act as receptors, structural | The different functions of proteins include... | 59 |
