Biochemistry Flashcards

4956099259	Control	Baseline of information to compare your data to	0
4956099260	Procedure	Steps for completing an experiment	1
4956099261	Materials	Supplies needed for experiment	2
4956100307	Variable	The part of the experiment that is changed	3
4956119211	CHNOPS	acronym to remember 6 elements of life	4
4956119212	Carbon	Organic; considered the "backbone" of life	5
4956119213	Water	Life-sustaining compound	6
4956119214	Polar	Having unequal distribution of charges	7
4956120492	Hydrogen Bonds	Attractive forces that hold together water molecules	8
4956120493	Atom	Smallest part of an element	9
4956120494	Electrons	Negatively charged particles	10
4956121713	Cohesion	When water sticks to water	11
4956121714	Adhesion	When water sticks to something else	12
4956121715	Universal Solvent	The ability to dissolve any substance (ex. water)	13
4956122866	Biomolecules	The molecules of life: carbs, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids	14
4956122867	Protein	type of biomolecule, provide structure to the body, made of amino acids	15
4956122868	Lipid	type of biomolecule, provide long-term energy, made of fatty acids	16
4956122869	Carbohydrates	type of biomolecule, provide short-term energy, sugar, made of monosaccharides	17
4956124764	Nucleic Acids	type of biomolecule, store genetic information, DNA/RNA, made of nucleotides	18
4956125801	DNA	example of Nucleic Acid, has bases A, T, C, G	19
4956125802	RNA	example of Nucleic Acid, has bases A, U, C, G	20
4956128771	Enzyme	type of protein that speeds up chemical reactions	21
4956128772	Amino Acids	monomer (building block) of protein	22
4956128773	Polypeptide	polymer of protein	23
4956130426	Hydrophilic	loves water	24
4956130427	Hydrophobic	afraid of water	25
4956130428	Fats	Example of lipid	26
4956130429	Insulation	Function of lipids	27
4956131737	Protection	Function of Lipids	28
4956131738	Quick energy	Function of carbs	29
4956132986	Long-term energy	Function of lipids	30
4956134025	Store genetic information	Function of nucleic acids	31
4956134026	Structure	Function of proteins	32
4956135691	Glucose	Main type of sugar	33
4956135692	A-S-E	Enzymes end in these 3 letters	34
4956135693	O-S-E	Sugars end in these 3 letters	35
4956135694	O-L	Alcohols end in these 3 letters	36
4956135695	Saccharide	Latin word for sugar	37
4956137149	Monosaccharide	single sugar (monomer of carbs)	38
4956137150	Polysaccharide	polymer of carbs	39
4956137151	Starch	complex carb, found in bread	40
4956138342	Nucleotides	monomers of nucleic acids	41
4956139649	A, T, C, G	bases of DNA	42