Water Properties
This type of covalent bond within creates partial charges that enable hydrogen bonding
Polar Covalent Bonds
These are the monomers that build polysaccharides
Monosaccharides
This reaction breaks polymers by adding water across a covalent bond
Hydrolysis
This is the sugar found in DNA nucleotides
Deoxyribose
Increasing the proportion of unsaturated fats in membranes tends to make membranes more this at low temperatures
More fluid
Because of this property, large bodies of water resist rapid temperature change
High specific heat capacity and/or the exitance of hydrogen bonds
This carbohydrate polymer is a common energy-storage molecule in animals
Glycogen
This reaction forms polymers by removing the equivalent of a water molecule
Dehydration synthesis
This nitrogenous base pairs with adenine in RNA
Uracil (U)
This level of protein structure is most directly disrupted when hydrogen bonds break due to high temperature
Secondary structure
This property allows sweat (or transportation) to cool an organism as water evaporates
High heat of vaporization
This kind of fatty acid contains at least one C=C bond and is typically liquid at room temperature
Unsaturated fatty acid
In dehydration synthesis, the covalent bond that forms between monomers is usually this type
Peptide bonds
This term describes the 5' -> 3' orientation of the two DNA strands running in opposite directions
Anti-parallel
Changing pH can disrupt ionic interactions and hydrogen bonds, often causing this loss of protein function
Alter the charge states of amino acid side chains
The hydrogen bonds between adjacent water molecules give rise to this "sticking together" phenomenon
High surface tension
These amphipathic lipids spontaneously assemble into bilayers in aqueous environments
Phospholipids
In hydrolysis, the hydrogen from water typically attaches to this part of the split bond on one monomer
Oxygen
This backbone (two components) repeats along DNA and RNA strands
Sugar-phosphate
A polymer made of repeating nucleotides is most directly involved in this life function
Storing and transmitting genetic information
Water's attraction to other polar surfaces explains this phenomenon that helps water rise in plant xylem
These monomers link via peptide bonds to form polypeptides
Amino acids
Polymerization
A-T base pairing in DNA is held together by this type of bond
Hydrogen bonds
If a polar solute is added to water, it typically lowers water potential by making this component more negative
Solute potential