5952155387 | atom | Basic unit of a chemical element | 0 | |
5952155388 | Element | Basic substance made up of Adams | 1 | |
5952155389 | hydrogen bond | electromagnetic attraction between polar molecules (hydrogen is a bond to a larger atom) | 2 | |
5952155390 | cohesion | The act of forming a whole (put together) | 3 | |
5952155391 | adhesion | causes two different substances to join | 4 | |
5952155392 | solution | oh well mixed mixture having the same properties throughout | 5 | |
5952155393 | solute | The substance that is to be dissolved | 6 | |
5952155394 | solvent | liquid substance that is used to dissolve in another substance | 7 | |
5952155395 | pH | Power (concentration) hydrogen ; A measurement of concentration | 8 | |
5952155396 | monomer | A bunch of these make up a giant polymer | 9 | |
5952155397 | polymer | made up of monomers; many-unit | 10 | |
5952155398 | carbohydrate | breaks down into glucose that feeds the cells | 11 | |
5952155399 | lipids | stored energy; Fatty acids, oil, waxes, steroids | 12 | |
5952155400 | protein | substance that has amino acids, compounds, C-H-N-O-S (meats) | 13 | |
5952155401 | amino acid | building blocks of protein | 14 | |
5952155402 | nucleic acid | DNA - RNA Long chains of repeating units called nucleotides | 15 | |
5952155403 | nucleotide | building blocks of nucleic acid; group of organic compounds nucleotide link to phosphate | 16 | |
5952155404 | exothermic | Chemical reaction caused by the release of heat | 17 | |
5952155405 | endothermic | Chemical reaction that is accompanied by the absorption of heat | 18 | |
5952155406 | activation energy | least amount of energy required to activate Atoms where they can undergo chemical reactions | 19 | |
5952155407 | catalyst | substance that speeds up chemical reactions but is not consumed by the reaction | 20 | |
5952155408 | enzyme | protein molecules; speed up chemical reaction but do not get consumed | 21 | |
5952155409 | substrate | source of food for organisms or provide support | 22 | |
5952155410 | hydrolysis | Chemical reaction where the compound reacts with water | 23 | |
5952155411 | dehydration synthesis | joining two compounds following the removal of water | 24 | |
5952155413 | glycogen | main fuel source for cells; stores in the liver or muscles | 25 | |
5952155414 | glucose | sugar the body makes from food | 26 | |
5952155415 | cellulose | carbohydrates that is a polymer composed of glucose located in the main cell wall | 27 | |
5952155416 | starch | substance found certain foods; bread, rice, potatoes | 28 | |
5952155419 | reactant | substance that changes one combined it with other substances in a chemical reaction | 29 | |
5952155420 | product | A result of a process in a Chemical reaction | 30 | |
5952155421 | saturated fat | contain saturated fatty acid's from only animal products; butter, lard, oil | 31 | |
5952155422 | unsaturated fat | comes from plants; all of, peanut, corn | 32 | |
5952155423 | phospholipids | made with beds and cell membrane, composed mainly of fatty acids | 33 | |
5952155424 | monosaccharide | simplest form of carbohydrates | 34 | |
5952170633 | triglyceride | building block of lipids three fatty acids attached to a glycerol | 35 | |
5952195788 | ph 1-7 | acidic | 36 | |
5952195789 | 7-14 | basic | 37 | |
5952204561 | energy is gained in | dehydration synthesis | 38 | |
5952197634 | 7 | neutral | 39 | |
5952206351 | energy is lost in | hydrolysis | 40 | |
5952219869 | reactant+reactant -> H20 +product | dehydration synthesis | 41 | |
5952225284 | reactant + H20 -> product product | hydrolysis | 42 | |
5952228593 | polypeptide | long chain of amino acids, protein | 43 | |
5952238140 | what ion do you get with an acidic solution | H+ | 44 | |
5952240496 | what ion do you get with a basic solution | HO- | 45 | |
5952269767 | heart burn is when | stomach acids is able to move up your esophogus | 46 | |
5952286625 | to be considered organic, a compound must have | carbon and hydrogen | 47 | |
5952282185 | an enzyme is a | protein | 48 | |
5952293601 | function of dna | blueprints to build a unique organism, has genes | 49 | |
5952297138 | function of carbohydrates | energy source, for structure | 50 | |
5952302017 | water is a universal solvent because | most molecules and ions are dissolved in it | 51 | |
5952315135 | what type of bond holds one water molecule to another water molecule? | hydrogen bonds | 52 | |
5952319687 | purpose of proteins | 53 | ||
5952343604 | denature | destroy the characteristic properties of something by heat, acidity, or other effects that disrupt its molecular conformation. | 54 | |
5952435944 | purpose of lipids | energy, components of membrane, insulator | 55 | |
5952481588 | what color will blue litmus paper turn in a basic solution? | blue | 56 | |
5952474337 | what color will blue litmus paper turn in an acidic solution? | red | 57 | |
5952481589 | what color will red litmus paper turn in an acidic solution? | red | 58 | |
5952485050 | what color will red litmus paper turn in an basic solution? | blue | 59 | |
5952497949 | lewis dot diagram | symbol, valence electrons (electrons in outermost shell) | ![]() | 60 |
5952583118 | property of water: ice floats | density differences in different states | 61 | |
5952590393 | property of water: water moves through trunk and branches of tree | capillary action | 62 | |
5953085616 | property of water: a small spider can walk along the surface of a still lake | surface tension | 63 | |
5953057185 | property of water: sugar regularly dissolves in water | universal solvent | 64 | |
5953090146 | property of water: beads of water form on a windshield of a car | cohesion | 65 |
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