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5421472798atomsmallest unit of matter0
5421472799moleculetwo more more atoms covalently bonded together1
5421474762cohesionsame kind of molecules bond together2
5421475735adhesionbonding together of different molecules3
5421476522ph scalemeasurement system used to indicate the concentration of hydrogen ions4
5421484001acidsubstance with ph less than 75
5421485315basesubstance with ph more than 76
5421486615monomersmall repeating carbon based molecules that ink together7
5421487479polymerlong molecule consisting of man similar or identical monomers linked together8
5426412617carbohydratecompounds made of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen9
5426419980monosaccharidesingle sugar molecule simplest type of sugar10
5426434763lipidnonpolar molecules with hydrocarbon chains including fats and oils. not soluble in water.11
5426444849nucleic acida complex organic substance present in living cells, especially DNA or RNA, whose molecules consist of many nucleotides linked in a long chain.12
5426459122nucleotidebuilding block of DNA consisting of 5 carbon sugars covalently bonded to a nitrogenous base and phosphate group13
5426472164proteinmade up of chains of amino acids14
5426475994amino acidmonomer of protein15
5426530086chemical reactionchemicals bonds are formed or broken and substances recombine16
5426541271activation energyenergy needed to start a chemical reaction17
5426550110enzymetype of protein that speeds up a chemical reaction to a living thing18
5426558461substratemolecule which an enzyme acts upon on19
5426601483amino (makes it base)20
5426584551methyl (non-polar)21
5426604911hydroxyl (in alcohols)22
5426610906carboxyl (makes it acidic)23
5426617540carbonyl (in sugars)24
5426652130peptidebonds for between acids through dehydration synthesis.25
5426673175primary protein structureprecise sequence of amino acids in the chain26
5426682808secondary protein structure"local" 3d shapes swirly alpha helix triangle beta sheets27
5426700705tertiary protein structureoverall 3d shape of one poly-peptide28
5426706228quaternary protein structure3d structure29
5426712587how do proteins denatureexcessive heat, high acidity, can also be inhibited30
5426722841what happens when proteins are denaturedlose their shape and therefore their function31
5426744194endergonicabsorbs energy (makes bonds)32
5426746304exergonicreleases energy (breaks bonds)33
5426770242bonding - covalentstrong sticking34
5426772167bonding ionicgive take of elements35
5426774551bonding hydrogenweakest36
5440416736starchstorage form of glucose used by plant cells37
5440418987glucosestorage form of glucose used by animal cells38
5440425770chitona polysaccharide found in the cell walls of fungi and exoskeleton of insects39
5440458586ASEEnzyme40
5440460390asEsugar41
5440466149monounsaturated42
5440468477saturated43
5440472063polyunsaturated44

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