Biochemistry Flashcards
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| 8397648660 | Covalent Bond | 2 non-metals, electrons are shared |  | 0 |
| 8397655748 | Ionic Bond | Metal + Nonmetal, 1+ electron is transferred |  | 1 |
| 8397664590 | Ion | When 2 atoms are attracted together due to an unequal number of electrons | 2 | |
| 8397672314 | Hydrogen Bonds | A weak bond between 2 molecules |  | 3 |
| 8397686182 | Cohesion | Attraction between 2 like things |  | 4 |
| 8397695155 | Adhesion | Attraction between 2 different things | | 5 |
| 8397708636 | Capillary Action | The tendency of a liquid to rise or fall due to surface tension | 6 | |
| 8397717719 | Hydrophilic | Can dissolve in water | 7 | |
| 8397721524 | Hydrophobic | Can not dissolve in water | 8 | |
| 8397729128 | Acid | An acid is a substance which when dissolved in water, releases protons (hydrogen ion) | 9 | |
| 8397740690 | Dissociation | Amount of H-ions released compared to the total amount of a compound, this is a measure of the strength of the acid | 10 | |
| 8397754982 | pH | The negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration |  | 11 |
| 8397764210 | Important pH Equations | pH = -log[H+] pOH = -log[OH-] pH + pOH = 14 [OH-] [H+] + 10^-14 | 12 | |
| 8397903307 | Buffer | A solution of a weak acid and its conjugate base (or vice versa) that resists changes in pH | 13 | |
| 8397972608 | Buffering Capacity | The maximum concentration of Hydrogen ions that a buffered solution can neutralize | 14 | |
| 8397979132 | Titration | Method for determining the concentration of a solute in a solution | 15 | |
| 8397987577 | Carbohydrate | A type of biological molecule that occurs naturally in organisms |  | 16 |
| 8398005590 | What atoms form a carbohydrate? | Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen | 17 | |
| 8398018476 | Monosaccharide | C6 H12 O6 | 18 | |
| 8398037893 | Name The Kinds of Monosaccharides | Glucose, Fructose, Galactose | 19 | |
| 8398057154 | Polymer | More than 1 monomers work together | 20 | |
| 8398061367 | Dehydration Synthesis Reaction | Removing water (occurs when 2 carbohydrates bond together) | 21 | |
| 8398068095 | Disaccharide | C12 H22 O11 |  | 22 |
| 8398088904 | Polysaccharide | Chemical formulas vary | 23 | |
| 8398098757 | Protein | Organic molecules consisting of chains of amino acids bonded together | 24 | |
| 8398106599 | Amino acids | Building blocks of proteins (20 common amino acids) |  | 25 |
| 8400830250 | Primary Protein |  | 26 | |
| 8400835927 | Secondary Protein | (Refer to image) |  | 27 |
| 8400840257 | Tertiary Protein | (Refer to image) |  | 28 |
| 8400846911 | Quaternary Protein | (Refer to image) |  | 29 |
| 8401654120 | Roles of proteins | 1. Enzymes 2. Cellular Defense 3. Cellular Transport 4. Inter/intra cellular structure 5. Motion (Actin) 6. Regulation | 30 | |
| 8401670657 | Lipid | Fats and Oils | 31 | |
| 8401759403 | Enzyme | Biological Catalysts (chemicals that affect the rate of a chemical reaction) |  | 32 |
| 8401767158 | Substrate | Molecules upon which an enzyme act | 33 | |
| 8401777030 | Active Site | Part of the enzyme that fit with the substrate | 34 | |
| 8401782372 | End with the letters "ase" | enzymes | 35 | |
| 8401787884 | Enzymes are ______________. | proteins | 36 | |
| 8401793462 | Activation energy | The minimum amount of energy that must be present at the start of a reaction (Enzymes lower the activation energy) |  | 37 |
| 8401818160 | Denatured | Change in shape | 38 | |
| 8401826484 | When we break down a log of sugar in a short period of time, ___________ is created. | heat | 39 |