Biochemistry Flashcards

5093594188	atom	the smallest basic unit of matter	0
5093596986	element	one particular type of atom; it cannot be broken down into a simpler substance	1
5093620105	compound	a substance made of atoms of different elements bonded together in a certain ratio	2
5093622856	ion	an atom that has gained or lost one or more electrons	3
5093624497	ionic bond	bond formed between a positively charged ion and a negatively charged ion	4
5093628118	covalent bond	bond formed when atoms share a pair of electrons	5
5093630686	molecule	two or more atoms held together held together by covalent bonds	6
5093634685	cohesion	the attraction among molecules of the same substance	7
5093636158	adhesion	the attraction between molecules of different substances	8
5093637928	solution	mixture of substance that is equally mixed throughout	9
5093640051	solvent	the substance in a solution that there is more of; it dissolves the other substance	10
5093643261	solute	the substance in a solution that there is less of; it gets dissolved	11
5093647481	carbohydrates	molecules that are made of Carbon, Hydrogen, and oxygen	12
5093653318	lipids	molecules that include fats, oils and cholesterol	13
5093654770	protein	a polymer made of monomers	14
5093660815	amino acid	molecules that contain Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen and sometimes sulfur; the building blocks of protein	15
5093666336	nucleic acid	polymers that contain instructions to build proteins	16
5093668003	catalyst	substance that decreases the activation energy needed for a chemical reaction to start	17
5093670249	enzyme	catalysts for chemical reactions on living things(organisms need them to break down food, build proteins, and for your immune system to work)	18