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7259575443Biolife0
7259577068chemistrychemicals1
7259578127NeutralPH72
7259579121Polarwater molecules are attracted to other water molecules due to opposite changes3
7259583055CohesionSame substances are attracted to water4
7259583996Adhesiondifferent substances are attracted to water5
7259585700mixturewater that is not pure6
7259587036solutionsall parts evenly disturbed ex; sweet tea7
7259588068solutewhat is being dissolved ex; sugar and tea8
7259591167solventwhat is doing the dissolving, water is a universal solvent9
7259593659cation/ anion+/- H2O H+ OH-10
7259596154ionmolecule that takes positive or negative charge11
7259599706Ph scale1-6 acid, 7 neutral 8-14 base12
7259602061Buffersweak acids or bases that react with strong acids or bases to prevent sudden Ph changes13
7259604722Reactantwhat is used to complete the reaction14
7259605216productwhat is made after the reaction15
7259606879structural formulapicture of the molecule16
7259608728Empirical formulanumbers of the reaction17
7259628537carbon compoundsorganic compounds18
7259629129large moleculespolymers are formed by small molecules, monomers19
7259632633dehydration synthesiswater is removed from monomers to make polymers20
7259637066carbohydratesSource of energy; contains carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen; sugars and starches21
7259642781monosaccharideA simple sugar that is the basic subunit of a carbohydrate One sugar C6 H12 O622
7259646289disaccharideA double sugar, consisting of two monosaccharides joined by dehydration synthesis. C6 H22 O1123
7259652975formulaC6 H12 O6 + C6 H12 O6 = C12 H24 O12 - H2 O1 = C6 H22 O1124
7259660792isomerhave the same empirical formula but different structural formula25
7259664240Polysaccharidescomplex sugars Carbohydrates that are made up of more than two monosaccharides26
7259669656Lactose, Sucrose and MaltoseDisaccharide27
7259671739Starches, Glycogen, Cellulosepolysaccharides28
7259674040lipidsA fatty substance that does not dissolve in water store energy fats, oils, and waxes glycerol and 3 fatty acids 2 times as much energy stored than carbohydrates greater than a 2:1 ratio29
7259680121saturated fatsAll single bonds between carbons30
7259681892unsaturated fatsdouble bonds liquid at room temperature31
7259684236Proteinsamino acids nutrients that help build and maintain body cells and tissues 20 different amino acids32
7259688932amino acid bondsAA + AA+AA=Protein + water33
7259691609peptideshort chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds that make protein34
7259693672dipetide2 amino acids linked together35
7259695299polypeptidelong chain of amino acids that makes proteins36
7284588925enzymesproteins that act as biological catalysts Proteins that speed up chemical reactions or slow down chemical reactions in cells37
7284598536lower activation energyFaster reaction the amount of energy needed to start the reaction38
7284631699lock and key hypothesisSubstrates fit into enzymes like a key fits into a lock There is ONE ENZYME for ONE SUBSTRATE39
7284636025substrateThe reactant on which an enzyme works.40
7284643574enzyme and substratethey fit together until the reaction is over, when it is over a product is released and the product starts over again41
7284656762nucleic acidsDNA and RNA nucleotide is what they are built with macromolecules containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and phosphorus Complex macromolecules that store and transmit genetic information helps makes proteins42
7284671193enzyme concentrationThe more enzymes, the greater the rate of chemical reactions more enzymes = more they will collide43
7284679608substrate concentration"Enzyme activity increases as substrate concentration increases" More substrate means more chance encounters between substrate molecules and the enzyme44
7284793081optimum temperaturetemperature at which organisms grow best. the temperature at which the enzyme has the highest rate of catalysis. human enzymes = 35* - 40* c body temp 37*c45
7284809851raise temperaturedenature protein, unfold= lose shape46
7284816290lower temp.molecules move slower and decrease collisions47
7284824278pH changesprotein shape48
7284829729pH 6-8most human enzymes49
7284833087pH 3stomach50
7284835850pH 8small intestines51
7301515422monosaccaride molecule52
7301516164lipid molecule53
7301517230amino acid molecule54
7301518216glycerol molecule55
7301519544water molecule56
7308543736starchiodine, positive- blue, black color57
7308546809simple sugarBenedict, positive- orange, blue58
7308551105protein labBiuret, positive - light purple59
7308554964lipids labbrown paper, positive- translucent60

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