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3027012561Covalent bondtype of chemical bond formed when atoms share electrons.0
3027012562Hydrogen bondweak electrostatic bond formed by the attraction of opposite charges between a hydrogen atom and an oxygen, fluorine, or nitrogen atom.1
3027012563Moleculecompound whose atoms are held together by covalent bonds.2
3027012564Macromoleculelarge molecule formed by joining smaller organic molecules together.3
3027012565Polymerlarge molecule formed from smaller repeating units of identical, or nearly identical, compounds linked by covalent bonds.4
3027012566MonomerA single molecule that can be combined with other molecules of the same type to form a more complex molecule.5
3027012567BiomoleculeA molecule that is produced by living things.6
3027012568Carbohydrateorganic compound containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms for each carbon atom.7
3027012569LipidA biomolecule composed entirely of carbon and hydrogen and oxygen in a 2:1 ratio.8
3027012570Fatty AcidAn energy-containing biomolecule composed of a carboxylic acid attached to a long hydrocarbon chain.9
3027012571ProteinA biomolecule made of one or more amino acid polymers joined by peptide bonds, folded into a complex structure that performs a specific function.10
3027012572Amino acidcarbon compound joined by peptide bonds; building block of proteins.11
3027012573Nucleic acidcomplex macromolecule that stores and communicates genetic information.12
3027012574Nucleotidea subunit of nucleic acid formed from a simple sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base.13
3027012575Chemical reactionenergy-requiring process by which atoms or groups of atoms in substances are changed into different substances.14
3027012576Dehydration synthesisa chemical reaction that involves the loss of a water molecule from the reacting molecule. (Water removed)15
3027012577Hydrolysisthe chemical breakdown of a compound due to reaction with water. (Water added)16
3027012578Enzymeprotein that speeds up a biological reaction by lowering the activation energy needed to start the reaction.17
3027012579Active sitespecific place where a substrate binds on an enzyme.18
3027012580Activation energyminimum amount of energy needed for reactants to form products in a chemical reaction.19
3027012581Substratereactant to which an enzyme binds.20
3027012582Reactantsubstance that exists before a chemical reaction starts; located on the left side of the arrow in a chemical equation.21
3027012583Productsubstance formed by a chemical reaction; located on the right side of the arrow in a chemical equation.22
3027012584Mixturecombination of two or more different substances in which each substance keeps its individual characteristics.23
3027012585Solventsubstance in which another substance is dissolved.24
3027012586Solutesubstance dissolved in a solvent.25
3027012587Solutionhomogeneous mixture formed when a substance (the solute) is dissolved in another substance (the solvent).26
3027012588Acidsubstance that releases hydrogen ions (H+) when dissolved in water; an acidic solution has a pH less than 7.27
3027012589Basesubstance that releases hydroxide ions (OH−) when dissolved in water; a basic solution has a pH greater than 7.28
3027022399Organicof, relating to, or derived from living matter29

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