7513777737 | Intramolecular bonds | within how atoms bond together to form molecules | 0 | |
7513783818 | Ionic Bonds | transfer of e- | 1 | |
7513786479 | Covalent bond | 2 | ||
7513795565 | polar covalent bond | electrons shared unequally | 3 | |
7513798102 | Non-Polar Covalent bond | electrons shared equally | 4 | |
7513805959 | Intermolecular Bond | 5 | ||
7513803158 | Polar/hydrogen bond | weak attractions between oppositely charged polar zones of different molecules | 6 | |
7513830045 | properties of water | 1)cohesive 2)adhesive 3)Universal solvent 4) surface tension 5) high specific heat 6) high heat of vapor | 7 | |
7513842288 | pH Scale | power of H+ | 8 | |
7513845447 | Acid | H+ > OH- | 9 | |
7513849266 | Neutral | H+ = OH- | 10 | |
7513853987 | base | H+ < OH- | 11 | |
7513858657 | buffers | -substances that resist change in pH -Biological systems use them to regulate pH -bicarbonate ion | 12 | |
7513874612 | Carbohydrate | - monosaccharides/simple sugars - Disaccharide - Polysaccharide | 13 | |
7513891915 | Monosaccharide | -carbohydrate - n(CH2O); 3>n>7 - glucose -fructose | 14 | |
7513907179 | Glucose | -bloodsugar | ![]() | 15 |
7513933936 | Fructose | - fruit sugar | ![]() | 16 |
7513950236 | Disaccharide | -carbohydrate - 2 monosaccharides joined by dehydration synthesis - glucose + fructose --> sucrose | 17 | |
7513958774 | Polysaccharide | - many monosaccharides joined by dehydration synthesis - Starches - Glycogen --> animals - Cellulose --> Plants - Chitin --> insects | 18 | |
7513976979 | Fats/Lipids | - (CHO - energy) - 3 fatty acids + 1 glycerol --> 1 fat + 3 H20 | 19 | |
7513990405 | Cholesterol | - HDL = good fat - LDL = bad fat | 20 | |
7513997898 | Animal Fat | - Solid at room temp - Saturated - Butter, lard, bacon | 21 | |
7514003282 | Plant Fats | - liquids at room temp - Unsaturated - Corn oil, canola oil, olive oil | 22 | |
7514015273 | Proteins | - polymer of amino acids - 50-3,000 animo acids long | 23 | |
7514030831 | Structural proteins | - hair, hooves, muscles | 24 | |
7514035895 | Functional/regulatory proteins | - enzymes, hormones | 25 | |
7514039197 | enzymes | - speeds up the rate of reaction by lowering activation energy (catalyst) - large proteins - low activation energy | 26 | |
7514043195 | Amino Acids | - 20 on earth | ![]() | 27 |
7514053364 | Dipeptide | - amino acid + amino acid --> dipeptide + H2O - dehydration synthesis | 28 | |
7514074561 | Polypeptide | - 3-49 amino acids long | 29 | |
7514081622 | Nucleic Acids | - DNA/RNA - DNA makes RNA --> RNA makes proteins | 30 | |
7514084766 | Nucleotides | Monomer of Nucleic acid | 31 | |
7514097909 | 3 parts of a nucleotide | 1) 5 Carbon sugar 2) Phosphate group -PO4 3) Nitrogen base | 32 | |
7514107149 | DNA | - deoxyribose - -PO4 - A, G, C, T - A=T - G=-C (triple bond) | 33 | |
7514123970 | RNA | - ribose - -PO4 - A, G, C, U - A=U - G=-C (triple bond) | 34 | |
7514133207 | Ground state | - electron in lowest available energy level | 35 | |
7514136706 | Excited State | - atom absorbs energy | 36 | |
7514140499 | Tracer | - radioactive carbon used to track metabollic pathways | 37 | |
7514144183 | Hydrolysis | - opposite of a dehydration reaction | 38 | |
7514158663 | Primary Protein Structure | - from sequence of Amino acids | 39 | |
7514161982 | Secondary Protein Structure | - results from hydrogen bonding | 40 | |
7514164681 | Tertiary Protein Structure | - intricate 3D conformation - directly responsible for the way it functions and its specificity | 41 | |
7514184622 | Quaternary Protein Structure | - consists of more than 1 polypeptide chain | 42 | |
7514211381 | Substrate | Chemical enzyme works on | 43 | |
7514217262 | Induced-fit model | Describes how enzymes work | 44 | |
7514219377 | prions | infectious proteins that cause brain damage | 45 | |
7514222424 | trace elements | - essential but only in minute quantities | 46 | |
7514228698 | Elements (#s) | - 25 in humans - 92 natural | 47 | |
7514238039 | Functional groups | - affect molecules function by participating in chemical reactions - polar; hydrophobic except methyl | 48 | |
7514250646 | Hydroxl group | - -H+ bonded to O-; -OPH, alcohols | 49 | |
7514259339 | Carbonyl group | ![]() | 50 | |
7514264092 | Carboxyl group | ![]() | 51 | |
7514269418 | Amino group | ![]() | 52 | |
7514273623 | Phosphate Group | ![]() | 53 | |
7514287477 | Methyl group | ![]() | 54 | |
7514291022 | macromolecules | - smaller molecules joined in to chains by polymers - gigantic | 55 | |
7514293962 | Phospholipids | - major component of cell membranes - only contains 2 fatty acids = glycerol | 56 | |
7514300505 | Steroids | - Carbon skeleton containing 4 fused rings | 57 | |
7514305822 | Denaturation | - protein unravels, losing its specific shape and, as a result, its function | 58 |
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