5184866952 | chemical formula for water | H₂O | 0 | |
5184888371 | polar molecule | molecule has positive and negative sides DUE to unequal sharing of electrons | 1 | |
5184891795 | cohesion | attraction between like molecules (two water molecules) | 2 | |
5184895233 | adhesion | attraction between unlike molecules (water and glass) | 3 | |
5184897196 | meniscus | curved water line at top of graduated cylinder DUE to adhesion of water and glass being stronger than the cohesion of the water droplets | 4 | |
5184901521 | mixture | substances physically mixed together | 5 | |
5184904562 | suspension | molecules are not dissolved into solute (sand and water) | 6 | |
5184908375 | solution | two or more substances evenly distributed throughout mixture | 7 | |
5184914527 | solute | substance dissolved into solvent | 8 | |
5184917277 | solvent | substance that the solute dissolves into | 9 | |
5184920321 | pH scale | measures the concentration of hydrogen ions in solution; scale is 0-14 | 10 | |
5184925440 | acid | substance that forms hydrogen ions (H+) when dissolved in water; pH values of 0-6; 0 is strongest, 6 is weakest | 11 | |
5184933568 | base (alkaline) | substance that forms hydroxide ions (OH-) when dissolved in water; pH values of 8-14; 8 is weakest, 14 is strongest | 12 | |
5184939388 | neutral pH | 7 | 13 | |
5184944589 | organic compounds | contain carbon | 14 | |
5184946461 | How many valence electrons does C have? | 4 | 15 | |
5184949249 | polymer | large molecules made of many building blocks | 16 | |
5184953226 | monomer | small molecules that act as the building blocks of larger polymers | 17 | |
5184973336 | the big 4 | carbs, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids | 18 | |
5184974620 | carbohydrates are made of what elements: | C, H, O ALWAYS in a 1:2:1 ratio | 19 | |
5184980946 | monomers of carbs? | monosaccharides | 20 | |
5184985442 | carbs are what type of "food"? | sugars | 21 | |
5184985443 | where do carbs come from? | plants make them | 22 | |
5184988342 | monosaccharides | single sugars | 23 | |
5184990831 | chemical formula of monosaccharides | C₆H₁₂O₆ | 24 | |
5185062896 | examples of monosaccharides | glucose, galactose, fructose | 25 | |
5185064048 | glucose | monosaccharide made when plants photosynthesize | 26 | |
5185066075 | galactose | monosaccharide found in milk | 27 | |
5185067330 | fructose | monosaccharide in fruit | 28 | |
5185068837 | disaccharide | carbohydrate made of 2 monosaccharides | 29 | |
5185072366 | formula for disaccharides | C₁₂H₂₄O₁₂ | 30 | |
5185111602 | example of disaccharide | sucrose (table sugar) | 31 | |
5185113346 | sucrose | table sugar; disaccharide made from the joining of a glucose and a fructose molecule | 32 | |
5185121804 | polysaccharide | large carbohydrate made of many monomers | 33 | |
5185126986 | examples of polysaccharides | starch, glycogen, cellulose, chitin | 34 | |
5185129891 | starch | polysaccharide made in plants by bonding many glucose together; used to store energy in plants | 35 | |
5185138515 | glycogen | polysaccharide used to store glucose in animal cells | 36 | |
5185150006 | cellulose | polysaccharide used to build the cell wall in plants | 37 | |
5185151740 | chitin | polysaccharide used to build the cell wall of fungus and the exoskeleton of insects | 38 | |
5185164469 | How do you find out how many monomers are in a polysaccharide? | Divide the number of Carbons by 6 | 39 | |
5185175560 | How do you find the chemical formula of a polysaccharide when given the number of monomers? | number of monomers X 6 for C and O; double that number for H | 40 | |
5187236741 | What elements are lipids made of? | CHO (not in any ratio) | 41 | |
5187243800 | What are the monomers of lipids? | glycerol + fatty acid | 42 | |
5187248940 | how do you recognize a lipid molecule? | long chains of C-H | 43 | |
5187252484 | fats and oils | lipids used for long term energy storage | 44 | |
5187254105 | waxes | lipids used for waterproofing | 45 | |
5187255888 | cholesterol | lipids used to build the cell membrane | 46 | |
5187258848 | steroids | lipids used as chemical messengers | 47 | |
5187264177 | saturated fats | unhealthy lipids that are solid at room temp; contain only single bonded C-H; straight, rigid molecule; ex. butter, lard, animal fat | 48 | |
5187281911 | unsaturated fats | healthy lipids that are liquid at room temp; contain double or triple bonds, flexible, bent molecule; ex: fish oil, olive oil | 49 | |
5187290741 | saturated fat | ![]() | 50 | |
5187302755 | unsaturated fat | ![]() | 51 | |
5187316571 | What elements make up proteins? | CHON | 52 | |
5187324388 | What are the monomers of proteins? | amino acids | 53 | |
5187326350 | enzyme | protein that controls the rate of chemical reactions | 54 | |
5187328887 | collagen | protein that acts as connective tissue | 55 | |
5187330413 | elastin | protein that gives your skin elasticity | 56 | |
5187336395 | keratin | protein that builds skin, hair, nails | 57 | |
5187345361 | melanin | protein that acts as a pigment and gives skin and hair color | 58 | |
5187350279 | hemoglobin | protein in red blood cells that carry oxygen | 59 | |
5187353102 | actin and myosin | proteins that help muscles contract | 60 | |
5187355389 | insulin | protein that controls blood sugar levels | 61 | |
5187357533 | estrogen | protein that controls female reproductive system | 62 | |
5187360039 | antibodies | protein that aids the immune system | 63 | |
5187362077 | platelets | protein that clots the blood | 64 | |
5187364435 | oxytocin | protein that contracts the uterus during childbirth | 65 | |
5187368672 | nucleic acids | polymer that stores genetic information | 66 | |
5187370427 | monomers of nucleic acids | nucleotides | 67 | |
5187373984 | What elements make up nucleic acids? | CHONP | 68 | |
5187376044 | What 3 things make up a nucleotide? | sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base | 69 | |
5187378339 | formula for phosphate | PO₄ | 70 | |
5187384732 | 2 types of nucleic acids | DNA, RNA | 71 | |
5187389309 | What are nucleic acids named after? | their sugar (ribose, deoxyribose) | 72 | |
5187390609 | What sugar is in DNA? | deoxyribose | 73 | |
5187392293 | What sugar is in RNA? | ribose | 74 | |
5187495290 | Which nucleic acid is single stranded? | RNA | 75 | |
5187501645 | Which nucleic acid is double stranded? | DNA | 76 | |
5187505862 | contains the information on how to make proteins | DNA | 77 | |
5187505863 | helps make the proteins | RNA | 78 | |
5187507802 | the recipe | DNA | 79 | |
5187507803 | the chef | RNA | 80 |
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