7774087189 | organic molecule | Chemical compound that contains carbon and hydrogen | ![]() | 0 |
7774087190 | Carbohydrates | Molecules composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, and they include sugars and starches. | ![]() | 1 |
7774087191 | Proteins | A polymer made of amino acids; molecules that contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfer | ![]() | 2 |
7774087192 | Lipids | Non polar molecules found in fat and cholesterol | ![]() | 3 |
7774087193 | Monomer | Each subunit in the complete molecule | ![]() | 4 |
7774087194 | Polymer | A large unit or macromolecule made of many monomers bonded together | ![]() | 5 |
7774087195 | Monosaccharide | A single sugar molecule such as glucose or fructose, the simplest type of sugar. | ![]() | 6 |
7774087196 | Polysaccharide | a carbohydrate whose molecules consist of a number of sugar molecules bonded together. | ![]() | 7 |
7774087197 | amino acids | molecules that contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur | ![]() | 8 |
7774087198 | glycerol and fatty acids | In a fat molecule, the fatty acids are attached to each of the three carbons of the glycerol molecule with an ester bond through the oxygen atom | ![]() | 9 |
7774087199 | Triglycerides | A triglyceride is an ester derived from glycerol and three fatty acids. Triglycerides are the main constituents of body fat in humans and other animals, as well as vegetable fat | ![]() | 10 |
7774087200 | Steriods | A steroid is an organic compound with four rings arranged in a specific molecular configuration | ![]() | 11 |
7774087201 | Phospholipids | a lipid containing a phosphate group in its molecule | ![]() | 12 |
7774087202 | Dehydration reaction | a chemical reaction that involves the loss of a water molecule from the reacting molecule | ![]() | 13 |
7774087203 | Hydrolysis Reaction | A chemical reaction in which water is used to break down a compound | ![]() | 14 |
7774087204 | Hydrophobic | tending to repel or fail to mix with water | ![]() | 15 |
7774087205 | Hydrophilic | having a tendency to mix with or dissolve in water. | ![]() | 16 |
7774087206 | Enzymes | Catalysts for chemical reactions in living things | ![]() | 17 |
7774087207 | Activation energy | the minimum quantity of energy that the reacting species must possess in order to undergo a specified reaction. | ![]() | 18 |
7774087208 | pH | A solutions acidity or H+ ion concentration is measured by a pH scale | ![]() | 19 |
7774087209 | Acid | A compound that releases a proton | ![]() | 20 |
7774087210 | Bases | Compounds that remove H+ from a solution | ![]() | 21 |
7774087211 | Buffers | a solution that resists changes in pH when acid or alkali is added to it. | ![]() | 22 |
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