Biochemistry Flashcards

CP Bio

7695372890	Polar molecule	A molecule with possible charges on possible ends.	0
7695372891	Hydrophilic	Water-loving.	1
7695372892	Hydrophobic	Water-fearing.	2
7695372893	Hydrogen bond	Hydrogen ion is attracted to a negatively charged atom on a neighboring molecule.	3
7695372894	Cohesion	The attraction of water molecules to each other.	4
7695372895	Surface tension	Cohesive forces are strong enough to make water act as though there is a thin "skin" on its surface.	5
7695372896	Adhesion	The attraction between particles of different substances.	6
7695372897	Carbohydrates	Molecules that provide a source of quick energy or short-term stored energy.	7
7695372898	Lipids	Molecules that provide a source of long-term energy, insulation, and hormones.	8
7695372899	Saturated fatty acid	Long carbon-hydrogen chains with all single bonds between carbon atoms.	9
7695372900	Unsaturated fat	Long carbon-hydrogen chains with at least one double bond between carbon atoms.	10
7695372901	Glycerol and fatty acids	Make up lipids.	11
7695372902	Fats, oils, and waxes	Examples of lipids.	12
7695372903	Polysaccharide	Polymer of carbohydrates	13
7695372904	Monosaccharide	monomer of carbohydrates	14
7695372905	Lipid structure		15
7695372906	Monosaccharide structure		16
7695372907	Polysaccharide structure		17
7695372908	Phospholipid structure		18
7695372909	Covalent bond	sharing electrons between two atoms	19
7695372912	Examples of polysaccharides	cellulose, glycogen, starch	20
7695372913	Examples of monosaccharides	glucose, fructose, galactose	21
7695372914	Disaccharide	a carb made of two monosaccharides (ex: glucose + galactose = lactose)	22
7695372915	Disaccharide structure		23
7695372918	Monomer	smallest unit of a macromolecule; building blocks	24
7695372919	Polymer	many small units bonded together; large molecule	25