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3944648125Organic Compoundscontains carbon with hydrogen and other atoms such as Nitrogen, Phosphate and Sulfur0
3944668072Inorganic Compoundsdoesn't contain carbon with hydrogen, or these other elements1
3944680956Ionic Bondscharged atom, between a non-metal and a metal2
3944694919Covalent Bondsshared electrons, between two non-metals3
3944702337OxidationOccurs when oxygen is chemically added to a substance, if a substance loses hydrogen( or electrons)4
3944714409ReductionOccurs when oxygen is removed from a substance, if a substance gains hydrogen( or electrons)5
3944730165PH scaleUsed to measure the strength of an acid or base, dependent on hydrogen ion concentration or hydroxide6
3944756275base/basicthe higher the number, the higher concentration of hydroxide >77
3944769837Bufferschemicals that keep the pH constant by taking up the excess hydrogen ion or hydroxide8
3944798369Polarity and Polar bondsThe shared pair of electrons are not shared evenly. One atom with a higher electronegativity pulls harder then the weakest. With a partial positive and partially negative charge.9
3944825417solventthe liquid in which a solute is dissolved to form a solution.10
4619124519temperature regulatorater enables it to effectively regulate and organism's temperature.11
4619130008amino acidsa simple organic compound containing both a carboxyl (—COOH) and an amino (—NH2) group12
4619141134dehydration synthesisthe process of joining two molecules (or compounds) together following the removal of water.13
4619146375hydrolysisthe chemical breakdown of a compound due to reaction with water.14
4619150241organic monomersa molecule that can be bonded to other identical molecules to form a polymer.15
4619152242polymerssubstances whose molecules have high molar masses and are composed of a large number of repeating units16
4619155379ATPa compound consisting of an adenosine molecule bonded to three phosphate groups, present in all living tissue. provides energy17
4619168037DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)a self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information18
4619169986Disaccharidea sugar (a carbohydrate) composed of two monosaccharides. It is formed when two sugars are joined together and a molecule of water is removed19
4619171266glucosea simple sugar that is an important energy source in living organisms and is a component of many carbohydrates.20
4619172537glycerolThe fatty acid molecule is a long chain of covalently bonded carbon atoms with nonpolar bonds to hydrogen atoms all along the carbon chain with a carboxyl group attached to one end.21
4619176689hemoglobina red protein responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood of vertebrates. Its molecule comprises four subunits, each containing an iron atom bound to a heme group.22
4619177924monosaccharides(e.g. glucose) and disaccharides (e.g. sucrose) are relatively small molecules. They are often called sugars.23
4619181386neutral fatproduced by the dehydration synthesis of one or more fatty acids with an alcohol like glycerol24
4619185294phospholipidconsist of a glycerol molecule, two fatty acids, and a phosphate group that is modified by an alcohol. The phosphate group is the negatively-charged polar head, which is hydrophilic. The fatty acid chains are the uncharged, nonpolar tails, which are hydrophobic25
4619186898Polysaccharidesa long-chain carbohydrate made up of smaller carbohydrates called monosaccharides that's typically used by our bodies for energy or to help with cellular structure26
4619188288Ribosea sugar of the pentose class that occurs widely in nature as a constituent of nucleosides and several vitamins and enzymes.27
4619188902RNAribonucleic acid, a nucleic acid present in all living cells. Its principal role is to act as a messenger carrying instructions from DNA for controlling the synthesis of proteins, although in some viruses RNA rather than DNA carries the genetic information.28
4619191773Fatty acidsa carboxylic acid consisting of a hydrocarbon chain and a terminal carboxyl group, especially any of those occurring as esters in fats and oils.29
4619193011Steroidsany of a large class of organic compounds with a characteristic molecular structure containing four rings of carbon atoms30
4635679459Main functions of carbohydratesconsidered to be the main source of energy for cells. Structural help in plants31
4635682359Starch(polysacchride)it's the storage form of glucose in plants, it's an important source of of energy for animals that eat plants, it's a chain of glucose with a few side branches32
4635690121Glycogenit's the storage form of glucose in animal (even humans) \, found in the muscles and liver, long chains of glucose with many side branches33
4635692009Celluloseit's found in plants, where it forms their ridged cell walls, it's not digestible for most animals(including humans), it's a dietary fiber, long chains of glucose alternating between upside down and right side up34
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