Carbon
pH Scale
Water
Organic Compounds
Vocabulary
100
Presence of carbon determines whether a compound is _______ or not.
What is organic.
100
A 6 on the pH scale would classified as such.
What is an acid.
100
The most abundant compound in living things
What is water
100
2 types of carbohydrates.
What are sugars and starches.
100
Having an uneven distribution of charges.
What is polar.
200
Number of valence electrons carbon has.
What is 4.
200
A 12 on the pH scale would be classified as such.
What is a base.
200
The composition of water
What is two hydrogen atom and one oxygen atoms
200
Catalysts in living things.
What are enzymes.
200
State of balance in the human body.
What is homeostasis.
300
The most common bond carbon forms.
What is a single covalent bond.
300
pH stands for this.
What is power of Hydrogen.
300
Attraction of molecules between the same substance
What is cohesion
300
Organic compound with these functions: 1) Assist chemical reactions. 2) Assist in transport across the cell membrane. 3) Aid in cell movement. 4) Provide cell structure.
What is a protein.
300
"Many sugars"
What is a polysaccharide.
400
What is the only compound that contains carbon, but is inorganic.
What is CO2.
400
A weak acid or base that can react with a strong acid or base to prevent sudden pH changes.
What is a buffer.
400
This depends on how strong the inter molecular forces are.
What is degree of surface tension
400
2 types of important lipids in cell membranes.
What are cholesterol and phospholipids.
400
Anything that speeds up a reaction.
What is a catalyst.
500
Simplest organic chemical, containing only two types of atoms.
What are hydrocarbons.
500
Another word for base.
What is alkaline.
500
Mixture of water and non-dissolved materials.
What is suspension.
500
2 C atoms joined by double bonds.
What is an unsaturated lipid.
500
Covalent bonds joining 2 amino acids.
What is a peptide bond.
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