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8944758616Water molecules stick together allowing items that are more dense than water to walk or float on the water. This called __________________ ____________________.Surface Tension0
8944763238Water sticks to other moleculesAdhesion1
8944766864Water stick to other water moleculesCohesion2
8944774782Water acts as an _________________because frozen water is less dense than liquid waterInsolator3
8944782875Water is a _________ molecule, meaning that it has a slight negative end and a slight positive end.Polar4
8944793384Enzymes act as a ________________ because they speed up chemical reactionsCatalyst5
8944804232Enzymes reduce the _______________ _________________ required to start a chemical reaction.activation energy6
8944845745An example of an enzyme is ________which is found in Salavia and helps break down starch and sugarAmylase7
8944852679Enzymes are disrupted by changes in ______________ and ______________Ph and temperature8
8944865809The unfolding or breaking down of enzymes is referred to as _________________Denaturing9
8944872711Enzymes are _____________ used upNever10
8944878901Enzymes fit a substance like a ___________ and _________Lock and Key11
8944898784Enzymes join the substance they are working on at a location known as the _______________ site.Activation12
8944915030Carbon contains _____ electrons in its outer shell413
8944927425Carbons shares electrons which is calledcovalent bonds14
8945052339Water form _______________ bonds with adjacent water moleculeshydrogen15
8945057458CArb16
8945077508Nucleic Acid17
8945089033Protein18
8945094011Lipid19
8945097853Nucleic Acids20
8945105012monomer is a fatty acidLipid21
8945138860Contains CHONProtein22
8945146076Its Monomers are many Amino acids arranged into a chainProteins23
8945150296CHONPNucleic Acids24
8945167751Provides long term energy storageLipid25
8945170826The NCC BackboneProtein26
8945187286Found in the cell membrane in the form of a "Phospho-Lipid"Lipid27
8945190512Often forms ring structuresCarbohydrates28
8945196121Found in the cell membrance, helps with transport across the membranceProtein29
8945207021Contains phosphate groups, sugars, and nitrogen bases.Nucleic Acids30
8945236303Long chains of carbonLipids31
89452394151:2:1 RatioCarbohydrates32
8945243330HydrophobicLipids33
8945252048Stores DNANucleic Acids34
8945261312Monomer is monosaccharideCarbohydrate35
8945264035Short Term energy storagecarbohydrate36
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