The Atom
The positively charged subatomic particle
What is the proton?
The name for the number of protons and neutrons of an element
What is the mass number?
The chemical structure of water (what atoms and how many of each?)
What is H20?
The monomer of carbohydrate
What is a monosaccharide?
A biological catalyst that speeds up reactions
What is an enzyme?
These two subatomic particles are found in the nucleus of an atom
What are protons and neutrons?
An element is identified by this number
What is the atomic number?
The pH of water
What is 7?
The 4 macromolecules
What are lipids, proteins, carbs, and nucleic acids?
Region of an enzyme where substrates bind
What is the active site?
The area where electrons reside
What is the electron cloud?
The same atom of an element that changes in its number of neutrons
What is an isotope?
The unequal sharing of electrons in a water molecule
What is polarity?
The two parts of a lipid
What is fatty acid chain and glycerol?
The reactants of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction
What are substrates?
Positively and negatively charged atoms
What is an anion?
Carbon-14 has how many neutrons?
What is 8?
The attraction of the negative end of a water molecule with the positive end of a water molecule
What is a hydrogen bond?
The function of nucleic acids
What is store and transmit genetic information?
A factor that affects enzymes
What is temperature?
What is pH?
The break down of an unstable nucleus over time
What is a radioactive isotope?
The weighted average of the masses of an element's isotopes
What is the atomic mass?
Liquid being able to flow upward due to cohesion and adhesion
What is the capillary effect?
What is phosphate group, nitrogenous base, and 5-carbon sugar?
A function of enzymes
Making materials
Releasing energy