Bonds
The lightest of the three particles which make up an atom.
What is an electron?
The tendency of water molecules of the same kind to stick together.
What is glucose?
The monomer for proteins.
What is an amino acid?
The 5 carbon sugar present in a monomer of DNA.
What is deoxyribose?
This term describes the number of protons in a given element.
The force between molecules which explains the unique characteristics of water which support life.
What is hydrogen bonding?
What is cellulose?
What is the 'side chain'?
The unique base that is only present in RNA.
What is uracil?
The varieties of an element which differ only in the number of neutrons?
What are isotopes?
The properties of water which allow it to be drawn from roots to top of a plant?
What are adhesion and cohesion?
This carbohydrate's main function is to store glucose and it is found in the liver and muscle.
What is glycogen?
The type of protein structure which includes alpha-helices and beta-sheets.
What is secondary structure?
What are triglycerides, phospholipids and steroids?
The type of bond in which electron are shared unequally between two atoms?
The atom within water which is largely responsible for it's partial negative charge.
What is oxygen?
This carbohydrate provides quick energy and is found in bread, pasta and rice.
What is starch?
Three functions of proteins in the cell?
What are signaling molecules, enzymes and muscle contraction?
The lipids which have an important function in the plasma membrane.
What are phospholipids?
What is a Van der Waals force?
A substance that releases H+ ions into solution when dissolved.
What is an acid?
Chitin is the perfect strong, flexible carbohydrate material for what organisms?
What are crustaceans and some fungi?
The type of protein function needed to help proteins cross the cell membrane.
What is a transporter?
This lipid has a function of long-term energy storage.
What are triglycerides?