What is the biomolecular name for sugars?
carbohydrates
What kind of bond involves sharing electrons?
covalent
Amino acids are the building blocks for which macromolecules?
protein
What is the name for water "sticking" to another surface, such as forming a meniscus (curve) in a cylinder?
adhesion
What are molecules called that have a partial positive and partial negative end?
polar
What type of macromolecule are enzymes?
proteins
What causes the invisible film on water that makes it look like insects are walking on water?
cohesion
Which end of a water molecule is partially negative?
oxygen
What macromolecules monomers contain sugar, phosphate group, nitrogenous base?
nucleic acids
What do you call atoms that have the same atomic number but different mass numbers?
isotope
What is "water sticking to water" called?
cohesion
If an atom loses electrons, what charge does it take on?
positive
What kind of lipid has no double bonds between the carbons?
saturated fat
If a substance has a pH of 7, what is it?
neutral