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| 10953462538 | nonpolar covalent bond | a covalent bond in which the electrons are shared equally by the two atoms | 0 | |
| 10953462539 | polar covalent bond | A covalent bond in which electrons are not shared equally | 1 | |
| 10953464105 | ionic bond | A type of bond in which cations are attracted to anions | 2 | |
| 10953469241 | hydrogen bond | A type of weak chemical bond formed when the slightly positive hydrogen atom of a polar covalent bond in one molecule is attracted to the slightly negative atom of a polar covalent bond in another molecule. | 3 | |
| 10953471332 | organic compounds | Compounds that contain carbon | 4 | |
| 10953472582 | Carbohydrates | Type of biomolecule that provides quick energy. | 5 | |
| 10953479627 | Lipids | Energy-rich organic compounds, such as fats, oils, and waxes, that are made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. | 6 | |
| 10953481231 | Protein | An organic compound that is made of one or more chains of amino acids and that is a principal component of all cells | 7 | |
| 10953482993 | nucleic acids | macromolecules containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and phosphorus | 8 | |
| 10953484222 | Cohesion | attraction between water molecules due to hydrogen bonding | 9 | |
| 10953487456 | Adhesion | An attraction between a water molecule and another substance | 10 | |
| 10953490559 | Hydrophilic | Having an affinity for water. | 11 | |
| 10953491921 | Hydrophobic | Having an aversion to water; tending to coalesce and form droplets in water. | 12 | |
| 10953496389 | Monomer | A simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers | 13 | |
| 10953496390 | Polymer | A long molecule consisting of many similar or identical monomers linked together. | 14 | |
| 10953498075 | Monosaccharides | Single sugar molecules | 15 | |
| 10953499525 | Polysaccharides | Carbohydrates that are made up of more than two monosaccharides | 16 | |
| 10953501631 | nucleotide | monomer of nucleic acids made up of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base | 17 | |
| 10953503651 | amino acids | building blocks of proteins | 18 | |
| 10953503652 | amino group | A functional group that consists of a nitrogen atom bonded to two hydrogen atoms | 19 | |
| 10953509400 | R group | used to represent one of 20 possible side chains found in amino acids of living systems | 20 | |
| 10953511364 | Polypeptide | A polymer (chain) of many amino acids linked together by peptide bonds. | 21 | |
| 11059486991 | primary structure | The specific sequence of amino acids making up a polypeptide chain. | 22 | |
| 11059490753 | secondary structure | Contains an alpha helix or beta pleated sheet. | 23 | |
| 11059500017 | tertiary structure | The overall, three-dimensional shape of a polypeptide due to interactions of the R groups of the amino acids making up the chain. | 24 | |
| 11059502439 | quarternary structure | The shape resulting from the association of two or more polypeptide subunits. | 25 | |
| 11059502440 | Enzymes | proteins that act as biological catalysts | 26 | |
| 11059505606 | Substrate | The reactant on which an enzyme works. | 27 | |
| 11059507613 | active site | a region on an enzyme that binds to a protein or other substance during a reaction. | 28 | |
| 11059509730 | product | A substance produced in a chemical reaction | 29 | |
| 11059516568 | competitive inhibitor | substance that resembles the normal substrate competes with the substrate for the active site | 30 | |
| 11059519983 | non-competitive inhibitor | A substance that reduces the activity of an enzyme by binding to a location remote from the active site, changing its conformation so that it no longer binds to the substrate. | 31 | |
| 11059524899 | allosteric site | A site on an enzyme other than the active site, to which a specific substance binds, thereby changing the shape and activity of the enzyme. | 32 | |
| 15569837442 | dehydration synthesis | A chemical reaction in which two molecules are bonded together with the removal of a water molecule. | 33 | |
| 15569842867 | hydrolysis | A chemical process that splits a molecule by adding water. | 34 | |
| 15569853454 | denature | A change in the shape of a protein (such as an enzyme) that can be caused by changes in temperature or pH (among other things). | 35 |
