Biochemistry Flashcards

10625846979	proton	a positively charged subatomic particle	0
10625851874	electron	a negatively charged subatomic particle	1
10641903159	ionic bond	a bond formed between oppositely charged ions due to the giving/taking of electrons	2
10641904977	covalent bond	a bond formed when 2 atoms SHARE electrons	3
10641906193	the chemical form for water	H2O	4
10641909599	polar	since water has opposite charges on each end, it is considered	5
10641911188	magnet	because water has opposite charges on each end and it behaves like a	6
10641912364	Cohesion	water molecules stick together	7
10641915346	adhesion	water molecules stick to other substances	8
10641916997	capillary action	the ability of water to climb up thin tubes	9
10641918266	surface tension	water molecules cling to eac other on surface of water forming a skin	10
10641922544	Why is it important to life on Earth that ice floats?	if ice sank, ponds/lakes would freeze solid and kill all life in that body of water	11
10641924996	solution	a mixture of two substances	12
10641927212	solute	the substance that is dissolved	13
10641925774	solvent	the substance that does the dissolving (water)	14
10641928109	Why is carbon so important?	It can form bonds	15
10641931581	carbohydrates	stores energy, structure	16
10641932190	lipids	stores energy, protection	17
10641932786	proteins	workhorse of the cell	18
10641934389	nucleic acids	stores genetic information	19
10641935522	polysaccharides (starch)	polymer of carbohydrates	20
10641936286	Triglycerides	polymer of lipids	21
10641939041	polypeptide	polymer of protein	22
10641939579	nucleic acid	polymer of nucleic acids	23
10641942304	monosaccharides (glucose)	monomer of carbohydrates	24
10641943175	glycerol, fatty acids	monomer of lipids	25
10641943979	amino acids	monomer of proteins	26
10641944635	monomer of nucleic acids	nucleotides	27
10641946678	elements of carbohydrates and lipids	C, H, O	28
10641947134	elements of proteins	C, H, O, N	29
10641947800	elements of nucleic acids	C, H, O, N, P	30
10641948817	nucleic acid		31
10641950681	carbohydrate		32
10641951640	protein		33
10641952382	lipid		34
10650941169	nucleus of and atom	protons are located in the	35
10650948032	electron cloud	electrons are located in the	36