Macromolecules
What are the four macromolecules?
What is this group "COOH"
Carboxyl
This type of weak attraction occurs between polar molecules due to partial positive and negative charges, playing a critical role in biological interactions.
What are Hydrogen Bonds
This property of water results from hydrogen bonding and allows water molecules to cling together.
What is cohesion / surface tension
This type of catalyst is a protein that speeds up biochemical reactions by lowering the activation energy.
What is an enzyme
This process involves the removal of a water molecule, in order to bind two monomers, thus resulting in a polymer.
What is dehydration synthesis.
What is organic chemistry?
What is the study of carbon-containing compounds and their properties
This type of bond results from the transfer of electrons from one atom to another, creating ions that are held together by electrostatic attraction.
What is an ionic Bond
This property of water allows it to absorb and retain heat, regulating temperature in organisms and environments
What is high-specfic heat?
These large organic molecules are polymers made from repeating subunits called nucleotides, which store and transmit genetic information.
What is nucleic acids
The primary energy storage molecule in animals. highly branched and made of glucose monomers. (Alpha).
What is Glycogen?
What is Hydrolysis
In a molecule where atoms have similar electronegativities and share electrons equally, the resulting bond is classified as this.
What is a Non-Polar covalent bond
Water's unique structure enables it to dissolve ionic compounds and polar substances, making it essential for biochemical reactions.
What is a universal solvent
The specific region on an enzyme where substrate molecules bind and undergo a chemical reaction is called this.
What is the active site
These lipids are characterized by their long hydrocarbon chains and are typically found in cell membranes.
What is phospholipids
The three-dimensional structure of proteins is critical for their function and can be disrupted by changes in temperature and pH, a process known as this.
What is Denaturation
This type of bond occurs when two atoms with different electronegativities share electrons unequally, leading to a molecule with a partial positive and negative charge.
What is a polar covalent bond
This phenomenon describes how water molecules stick to other polar surfaces, facilitating processes like nutrient absorption in plant roots.
( Water is attracted to other substances )
What is adhesion
The unique three-dimensional shape of a protein that determines its function is known as this.
What is protein confirmation
process in which genetic information in DNA is copied into mRNA.
What is transcription
What are These organic compounds consist solely of carbon and hydrogen atoms and can be classified into saturated (alkanes) and unsaturated (alkenes and alkynes) based on the presence of double or triple bonds.
This term describes the phenomenon where the three-dimensional shape of a protein is influenced by interactions between polar and nonpolar side chains, critical for its function.
What is : Protein folding
The phenomenon that allows water to rise in thin tubes, such as xylem in plants, is primarily due to this combination of properties.
What is capillary action (combining adhesion and cohesion)?
This type of reaction occurs when an enzyme facilitates the breakdown of a substrate into simpler products.
What is catabolism?