5421472798 | atom | smallest unit of matter | 0 | |
5421472799 | molecule | two more more atoms covalently bonded together | 1 | |
5421474762 | cohesion | same kind of molecules bond together | 2 | |
5421475735 | adhesion | bonding together of different molecules | 3 | |
5421476522 | ph scale | measurement system used to indicate the concentration of hydrogen ions | 4 | |
5421484001 | acid | substance with ph less than 7 | 5 | |
5421485315 | base | substance with ph more than 7 | 6 | |
5421486615 | monomer | small repeating carbon based molecules that ink together | 7 | |
5421487479 | polymer | long molecule consisting of man similar or identical monomers linked together | 8 | |
5426412617 | carbohydrate | compounds made of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen | 9 | |
5426419980 | monosaccharide | single sugar molecule simplest type of sugar | 10 | |
5426434763 | lipid | nonpolar molecules with hydrocarbon chains including fats and oils. not soluble in water. | 11 | |
5426444849 | nucleic acid | a complex organic substance present in living cells, especially DNA or RNA, whose molecules consist of many nucleotides linked in a long chain. | 12 | |
5426459122 | nucleotide | building block of DNA consisting of 5 carbon sugars covalently bonded to a nitrogenous base and phosphate group | 13 | |
5426472164 | protein | made up of chains of amino acids | 14 | |
5426475994 | amino acid | monomer of protein | 15 | |
5426530086 | chemical reaction | chemicals bonds are formed or broken and substances recombine | 16 | |
5426541271 | activation energy | energy needed to start a chemical reaction | 17 | |
5426550110 | enzyme | type of protein that speeds up a chemical reaction to a living thing | 18 | |
5426558461 | substrate | molecule which an enzyme acts upon on | 19 | |
5426601483 | amino (makes it base) | ![]() | 20 | |
5426584551 | methyl (non-polar) | ![]() | 21 | |
5426604911 | hydroxyl (in alcohols) | ![]() | 22 | |
5426610906 | carboxyl (makes it acidic) | ![]() | 23 | |
5426617540 | carbonyl (in sugars) | ![]() | 24 | |
5426652130 | peptide | bonds for between acids through dehydration synthesis. | 25 | |
5426673175 | primary protein structure | precise sequence of amino acids in the chain | ![]() | 26 |
5426682808 | secondary protein structure | "local" 3d shapes swirly alpha helix triangle beta sheets | ![]() | 27 |
5426700705 | tertiary protein structure | overall 3d shape of one poly-peptide | ![]() | 28 |
5426706228 | quaternary protein structure | 3d structure | ![]() | 29 |
5426712587 | how do proteins denature | excessive heat, high acidity, can also be inhibited | 30 | |
5426722841 | what happens when proteins are denatured | lose their shape and therefore their function | 31 | |
5426744194 | endergonic | absorbs energy (makes bonds) | 32 | |
5426746304 | exergonic | releases energy (breaks bonds) | 33 | |
5426770242 | bonding - covalent | strong sticking | 34 | |
5426772167 | bonding ionic | give take of elements | 35 | |
5426774551 | bonding hydrogen | weakest | 36 | |
5440416736 | starch | storage form of glucose used by plant cells | 37 | |
5440418987 | glucose | storage form of glucose used by animal cells | 38 | |
5440425770 | chiton | a polysaccharide found in the cell walls of fungi and exoskeleton of insects | 39 | |
5440458586 | ASE | Enzyme | 40 | |
5440460390 | asE | sugar | 41 | |
5440466149 | monounsaturated | ![]() | 42 | |
5440468477 | saturated | ![]() | 43 | |
5440472063 | polyunsaturated | ![]() | 44 |
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