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7846952987nonpolarelectrons shared equally0
7846952988polarelectrons shared unequally1
7846952991dehydration synthesiscondensation; joining compounds together with water released2
7846952992hydrolysisbreakdown of a compound by adding water3
7846952993polysaccharidepolymers of carbohydrates4
7846952994cellulosestructural polysaccharide that makes up plant cell walls5
7846952995starchstorage polysaccharide found in plants6
7846952996fatty acidhydrocarbon chain with a carboxyl group at one end; majority portion in lipids7
7846952997saturated fatfat without double bonds8
7846952998unsaturated fatfat with double bonds9
7846952999peptide bondbond creating amino acid chains or polymers10
7846953000primary structurelinear sequence of amino acids; peptide bonds11
7846953001secondary structureprotein formed with hydrogen bonds12
7846953002tertiary structure3D conformation formed; determines specificity13
7846953003quaternary structureprotein with more than one polypeptide chain14
7846953004alpha helixsecondary structure form of a protein; human hair (keratin)15
7846953005beta pleated sheetsecondary structure form of a protein; spider webs and silk16
7846953006functional groupcomponents of organic molecules most often involved in chemical reactions17
7846953007metabolismsum of all chemical reactions that take place in cell18
7846953008cohesioncapacity to resist tension to rupture19
7846953009polymerlong molecule consisting of many similar or identical monomers linked together20
7846953010monomerbuilding block for polymers; only made by producers21
7846953011adhesionattraction between different kinds of molecules22
7846953012surface tensionmeasure of how difficult it is to stretch or break the surface of a liquid23
7846953013evaporative cooling / heat of vaporizationproperty of a liquid where the surface becomes cooler during evaporation due to the loss of molecules24
7846953014disulfide bridgetertiary structure; strong covalent bond formed when one sulfur of one cysteine monomer bonds to the sulfur of another25
7846953015hydrophobic interactiontertiary structure; weak chemical bond formed when molecules that do not mix with water change to exclude the water26
7846953016hydrocarbonorganic molecule consisting of only hydrogen and carbon27
7846953017macromoleculegiant molecule formed by the joining of smaller molecules28
7846953018glycosodic linkagecovalent bond formed between two monosaccharides by a dehydration synthesis reaction29
7846953019nucleotidebuilding block of a nucleic acid; five carbon sugar covalently bonded to a nitrogen base and a phosphate group30
7846953020pyramidinecytosine, thymine, and uracil; six-membered ring31
7846953021purineadenine and guanine; six-membered ring fused to a five-membered ring32
7846953022hydroxylhydrogen bonded to oxygen bonded to an organic molecule's carbon skeleton; alcohol; polar33
7846953023carboxyloxygen double bonded to a carbon atom that is bonded to a hydroxyl group34
7846953024aminenitrogen bonded to two hydrogens and to the carbon skeleton35
7846953025sulfhydrylsulfur bonded to hydrogen in roughly the shape of a hydroxyl; cysteine36
7846953026phosphatephosphorous bonded to four oxygens, two have negative charges, one is bonded to the carbon skeleton; phospholipid37
7846953027compartmentalizationmembrane enclosed regions that allow a eukaryotic cell to increase surface area and have specialized regions for chemical reactions.38
7846953028passive transportmovement of biochemicals and other atomic or molecular substances across cell membranes without need of energy input39
7846953029active transportmovement of molecules across a cell membrane from a region of their lower concentration to a region of their higher concentration in the direction against some gradient40
7846953030endocytosisform of active transport in which a cell transports molecules (such as proteins) into the cell (endo- + cytosis) by engulfing them in an energy-using process.41
7846953031exocytosisa process by which the contents of a cell vacuole are released to the exterior through fusion of the vacuole membrane with the cell membrane.42
7846953032surface areaThe measurement of the outer surface of an object.43
7846953033volumeAmount of space occupied by an object44
7846953034water potentialThe physical property predicting the direction in which water will flow, governed by solute concentration and applied pressure.45
7846953035osmosisDiffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane46

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