Biochemistry Flashcards
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| 7459985779 | Atom | the smallest particle of an element |  | 0 |
| 7459985780 | Ionic Bond | a bond involving the transfer of electrons |  | 1 |
| 7459990489 | Electron | parts of an atom outside of a nucleus with negative charge | | 2 |
| 7459993041 | Covalent Bond | a bond involving the sharing of electrons |  | 3 |
| 7459993042 | Element | a substance that can't be broken down any further |  | 4 |
| 7459993043 | Isotope | an element with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons |  | 5 |
| 7460000768 | Compound | a combination of 2 or more different elements |  | 6 |
| 7460000769 | Hydrogen Bond | a bond between a hydrogen atom from one molecule and an oxygen atom of another molecule |  | 7 |
| 7460003167 | Solution | a mixture with all components evenly distributed |  | 8 |
| 7460003168 | pH Scale | the measure of how basic or acidic something is |  | 9 |
| 7460005329 | Cohesion | the attraction between two of the same molecules |  | 10 |
| 7460005330 | Solute | the substance that is dissolved in a solution |  | 11 |
| 7460005331 | acid | a substance with a pH below water's at 7 |  | 12 |
| 7460007911 | adhesion | the attraction between two different substances |  | 13 |
| 7460007912 | solvent | the substance that dissolves the other in a solution |  | 14 |
| 7460007913 | base | a substance with a pH above water's at 7 |  | 15 |
| 7460009941 | mixture | a combination of different materials not bonded together chemically |  | 16 |
| 7460009942 | suspension | a mixture of water and a non-dissolved material |  | 17 |
| 7460012549 | monomer | a single molecule |  | 18 |
| 7460012550 | nucleic acid | a macromolecule that stores and transfers genetic information |  | 19 |
| 7460012579 | polymer | multiple monomers strung together |  | 20 |
| 7460015733 | nucleotide | the monomer of nucleic acids | | 21 |
| 7460015734 | carbohydrate | a macromolecule that acts as a main source of energy |  | 22 |
| 7460018412 | protein | A macromolecule that is part of the structure of cells, and is used for biological functions |  | 23 |
| 7460020094 | monosaccharide | the monomer of a carbohydrate |  | 24 |
| 7460020095 | amino acid | the monomer of proteins | | 25 |
| 7460022472 | lipid | a macromolecule that stores energy long term and is insulation |  | 26 |
| 7460022473 | chemical reaction | a process that changes or transforms one set of chemicals into another |  | 27 |
| 7460025000 | catalyst | The action or material that starts a chemical reaction |  | 28 |
| 7460027981 | reactant | The element or compound that enters a chemical reaction |  | 29 |
| 7460027982 | enzyme | a molecule that lowers the reaction energy of chemical reactions |  | 30 |
| 7460030510 | product | an element or compound created by a chemical reaction |  | 31 |
| 7460030511 | substrate | a molecule that an enzyme uses | | 32 |
| 7459998650 | Activation Energy | the energy required to get a chemical reaction started |  | 33 |