Biochemistry Flashcards

5952155387	atom	Basic unit of a chemical element	0
5952155388	Element	Basic substance made up of Adams	1
5952155389	hydrogen bond	electromagnetic attraction between polar molecules (hydrogen is a bond to a larger atom)	2
5952155390	cohesion	The act of forming a whole (put together)	3
5952155391	adhesion	causes two different substances to join	4
5952155392	solution	oh well mixed mixture having the same properties throughout	5
5952155393	solute	The substance that is to be dissolved	6
5952155394	solvent	liquid substance that is used to dissolve in another substance	7
5952155395	pH	Power (concentration) hydrogen ; A measurement of concentration	8
5952155396	monomer	A bunch of these make up a giant polymer	9
5952155397	polymer	made up of monomers; many-unit	10
5952155398	carbohydrate	breaks down into glucose that feeds the cells	11
5952155399	lipids	stored energy; Fatty acids, oil, waxes, steroids	12
5952155400	protein	substance that has amino acids, compounds, C-H-N-O-S (meats)	13
5952155401	amino acid	building blocks of protein	14
5952155402	nucleic acid	DNA - RNA Long chains of repeating units called nucleotides	15
5952155403	nucleotide	building blocks of nucleic acid; group of organic compounds nucleotide link to phosphate	16
5952155404	exothermic	Chemical reaction caused by the release of heat	17
5952155405	endothermic	Chemical reaction that is accompanied by the absorption of heat	18
5952155406	activation energy	least amount of energy required to activate Atoms where they can undergo chemical reactions	19
5952155407	catalyst	substance that speeds up chemical reactions but is not consumed by the reaction	20
5952155408	enzyme	protein molecules; speed up chemical reaction but do not get consumed	21
5952155409	substrate	source of food for organisms or provide support	22
5952155410	hydrolysis	Chemical reaction where the compound reacts with water	23
5952155411	dehydration synthesis	joining two compounds following the removal of water	24
5952155413	glycogen	main fuel source for cells; stores in the liver or muscles	25
5952155414	glucose	sugar the body makes from food	26
5952155415	cellulose	carbohydrates that is a polymer composed of glucose located in the main cell wall	27
5952155416	starch	substance found certain foods; bread, rice, potatoes	28
5952155419	reactant	substance that changes one combined it with other substances in a chemical reaction	29
5952155420	product	A result of a process in a Chemical reaction	30
5952155421	saturated fat	contain saturated fatty acid's from only animal products; butter, lard, oil	31
5952155422	unsaturated fat	comes from plants; all of, peanut, corn	32
5952155423	phospholipids	made with beds and cell membrane, composed mainly of fatty acids	33
5952155424	monosaccharide	simplest form of carbohydrates	34
5952170633	triglyceride	building block of lipids three fatty acids attached to a glycerol	35
5952195788	ph 1-7	acidic	36
5952195789	7-14	basic	37
5952204561	energy is gained in	dehydration synthesis	38
5952197634	7	neutral	39
5952206351	energy is lost in	hydrolysis	40
5952219869	reactant+reactant -> H20 +product	dehydration synthesis	41
5952225284	reactant + H20 -> product product	hydrolysis	42
5952228593	polypeptide	long chain of amino acids, protein	43
5952238140	what ion do you get with an acidic solution	H+	44
5952240496	what ion do you get with a basic solution	HO-	45
5952269767	heart burn is when	stomach acids is able to move up your esophogus	46
5952286625	to be considered organic, a compound must have	carbon and hydrogen	47
5952282185	an enzyme is a	protein	48
5952293601	function of dna	blueprints to build a unique organism, has genes	49
5952297138	function of carbohydrates	energy source, for structure	50
5952302017	water is a universal solvent because	most molecules and ions are dissolved in it	51
5952315135	what type of bond holds one water molecule to another water molecule?	hydrogen bonds	52
5952319687	purpose of proteins		53
5952343604	denature	destroy the characteristic properties of something by heat, acidity, or other effects that disrupt its molecular conformation.	54
5952435944	purpose of lipids	energy, components of membrane, insulator	55
5952481588	what color will blue litmus paper turn in a basic solution?	blue	56
5952474337	what color will blue litmus paper turn in an acidic solution?	red	57
5952481589	what color will red litmus paper turn in an acidic solution?	red	58
5952485050	what color will red litmus paper turn in an basic solution?	blue	59
5952497949	lewis dot diagram	symbol, valence electrons (electrons in outermost shell)	60
5952583118	property of water: ice floats	density differences in different states	61
5952590393	property of water: water moves through trunk and branches of tree	capillary action	62
5953085616	property of water: a small spider can walk along the surface of a still lake	surface tension	63
5953057185	property of water: sugar regularly dissolves in water	universal solvent	64
5953090146	property of water: beads of water form on a windshield of a car	cohesion	65