8415676612 | Atom | The building blocks of life, the smallest possible unit of mass | 0 | |
8415676613 | Element | Any substance that consists of only 1 type of atom | 1 | |
8415676614 | Compound | Two or more types of elements combined in a definite ratio/pattern | 2 | |
8415676615 | Protons | Positively charged particles found in the nucleus of an atom. | 3 | |
8415676616 | Neutrons | Particles found in the nucleus of a atom with no/neutral charge | 4 | |
8415676617 | Electrons | Negatively charged particles found outside the nucleus in a atom | 5 | |
8415676618 | Covalent bond | Formed when atoms share electrons | 6 | |
8415676619 | Electronegativity | Creates a charge across a molecule when electrons spend more time with one atom | 7 | |
8415676620 | Nonpolar | Molecules where atoms share electrons equally and have no charge (a type of covalent bond) | 8 | |
8415676621 | Polar | Molecule when atoms don't share electrons equally creating a charge across the molecule (a type of covalent bond) (found in a water molecule) | 9 | |
8415676622 | Hydrogen bond | Weak attraction between the positive side of one polar molecule and the negative side on another (links water molecules together) | 10 | |
8415676623 | Cohesion | The tendency of the same type of molecule to stick together (creates surface tension in water) | 11 | |
8415676624 | Adhesion | The tendency of different molecules to stick together (allow water to cling to a blade of grass) | 12 | |
8415676625 | High Heat Capacity | water has the ability to absorb large amounts of heat before it changes temperature | 13 | |
8415676626 | Monomer | Single unit building block | 14 | |
8415676627 | Polymer | Large molecules made by joining monomers | 15 | |
8415676628 | Macromolecule | Large polymer made of many monomers | 16 | |
8415676629 | Organic Compound | Molecules that make up living things, contain carbon and hydrogen | 17 | |
8415676630 | Inorganic Compound | Do not contain carbon and hydrogen, still found in living things | 18 | |
8415676631 | Carbon | Element the forms the basis of all organic compounds, can form 4 bonds, creating molecules of various shapes | 19 | |
8415676632 | Polymerization | when monomers link together to form polymers, water is removed/created, same as dehydration synthesis | 20 | |
8415676633 | Hydrolysis | water is added to break polymers into monomers | 21 | |
8415676634 | Carbohydrates | Organic compounds commonly called sugars, used for energy | 22 | |
8415676635 | Monosaccharide | Carbohydrate monomer, simple sugars | 23 | |
8415676636 | Polysaccharide | Carbohydrate polymer | 24 | |
8415676637 | Lipids | Macromolecules that don't mix well with water and contain no monomers. Used for long term energy storage | 25 | |
8415676638 | Unsaturated fatty acids | Component of fats, contain double-bonded carbons that create a bend, liquid at room temperature | ![]() | 26 |
8415676639 | Saturated fatty acids | Component of fats, long, straight chains of sinlge-bonded carbons, solid at room temperature | 27 | |
8415676640 | Protein | Polymer made of long chains of amino acids, responsible for most aspects of life | 28 | |
8415676641 | Amino acids | Monomers of proteins | 29 | |
8415676642 | Polypeptide | Long chains of amino acids | 30 | |
8415676643 | Denaturation | Change in the shape of a protein due to a change in the environment, stops the proteins functions | 31 | |
8415676644 | Peptide bond | Covalent bond that links amino acids | 32 | |
8415676645 | Nucleic acid | Organic compound made of nucleotides, includes DNA & RNA | 33 | |
8415676646 | Nucleotide | Monomer of nucleic acids | 34 | |
8415676647 | Reactant | Substance(s) in a reaction undergoing a change (what goes in) | 35 | |
8415676648 | Product | Substance(s) formed during a reaction (what comes out) | 36 | |
8415676649 | Activation Energy | Amount of energy required to break chemical bonds and start a reaction | 37 | |
8415676650 | Enzyme | Proteins that speed up chemical reactions by lowering activation energy | 38 | |
8415676651 | Catalyst | Substances that cause reactions, but aren't changed by them | 39 | |
8415676652 | Substrate | The substance an enzyme acts on | 40 | |
8415676653 | Active site | Region of the enzyme where the substrate attaches | 41 |
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