Biochemistry Flashcards

5060941608	atom	the building blocks of matter	0
5060941609	nucleus	part of atom where protons/neutrons are located	1
5060942203	proton	positively charged particles in an atom	2
5060942204	neutron	particles of an atom with no charge	3
5060943255	electron	negatively charged particles in an atom	4
5060943771	element	pure substance which cannot be broken down into other substances	5
5060944904	isotope	atoms of the same element that have different # of neutrons	6
5060944905	compound	pure substance formed from two or more different elements	7
5060945660	covalent bond	chemical bond formed from the sharing of electrons	8
5060946244	molecule	compound formed by covalent bonds between its atoms	9
5060946245	ion	charged particle formed when an atom loses or gains electrons	10
5060947088	ionic bond	electrical attraction between two oppositely charged ions	11
5060947926	chemical reaction	process by which atoms or groups of atoms in substances are reorganized into different substances	12
5060947927	reactant	starting substances of a chemical reaction	13
5060948649	product	substances formed during a chemical reaction	14
5060949941	catalyst	substance which lowers the activation energy	15
5060949942	enzyme	special proteins; biological catalysts	16
5060951728	acid	substances which release hydrogen ions when dissolved in water	17
5060951729	base	substances which release hydroxide ions when dissolved in water	18
5060953159	macromolecule	large molecules formed by joining smaller organic molecules together	19
5060953160	polymer	molecules made from repeating units of identical or nearly identical compounds called monomers	20
5060954073	carbohydrate	compounds made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen	21
5060954660	lipid	molecules which make up fats, oils, & waxes	22
5060954661	protein	compound made of small carbon compounds called amino acids	23
5060956211	amino acid	building blocks of proteins which are made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, & nitrogen	24
5060959083	nucleic acid	complex macromolecules that store genetic information	25