8083138831 | Molecule | Any combination of atoms | 0 | |
8083138859 | Hydrophobic | Water fearing (will NOT mix with water) | 1 | |
8083138860 | Hydrophilic | Water fearing (mixes with water) | 2 | |
8083138863 | Acid | Substance that increases [H+] | 3 | |
8083138864 | Base | Substance that decreases [H+] | 4 | |
8083138866 | Structural Isomer | Diiference in the covalent arragnement of atoms (i.e. glucose and fructose are both C6H12O6, but have a different structural arrangement) | 5 | |
8083138868 | Monomer | Building block (repeating units) | 6 | |
8083138869 | Polymer | Long molecule consisting of many repeating units linked by covalent bonds | 7 | |
8083138870 | Dehydration synthesis | Monomers are joined together and a water molecule is lost | 8 | |
8083138873 | Carbohydate | Includes both sugars and polymers of sugars | 9 | |
8083138874 | Polysaccharides | Polymers with hundreds to thousands of monosaccharides | 10 | |
8083138877 | Cellulose | Major component of plant cell walls, made of glucose monomers (Beta linked), never branched | 11 | |
8083138878 | Fat | Made of glycerol and fatty acids | 12 | |
8083138879 | Triglyceride | Three fatty acids linked to one glycerol | 13 | |
8083138880 | Saturated fat | No double bonds in fatty acid chain, solid at room temperature | 14 | |
8083138881 | Unsaturated fat | Double bonds in fatty acid chain, liquid at room temperature | 15 |
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