The Chemistry of Life
Wonderful Water
Molecules of Life
Oh Carbon, My Carbon
Enter the Enzyme
100
A chemical bond in which the electron is shared
What is a Covalent Bond
100
This word describes the presence of a positive and negative charge on water molecules. It is due to an uneven distribution of electrons.
What is polarity
100
A molecule made out of sugars
What is a Carbohydrate
100
The number of bonds Carbon can make
What is 4
100
The part of an Enzyme that acts as the Key Hole
What is the Active Site
200
A chemical bond in which the electrons are exchanged
What is an Ionic Bond
200
This property of water allows it to stick to itself
What is cohesion
200
The process in which large organic molecules like starch can be broken down into simpler pieces, using water molecules.
What is Hydrolysis
200
A large molecule made from many carbons linked together
What is a macromolecule
200
Catalysts do this
What is Speed up Reactions
300
The smallest form of matter. It is made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons.
What is an Atom
300
Cohesion, Adhesion, and High Heats of Fusion and Vaporization are all caused by this.
What is Hydrogen Bonds
300
A large organic molecule composed of a Sugar, Phosphate, and Nitrogenous Base
What is a Nucleotide
300
When a molecule has more Carbon, it has more of this.
What is Energy
300
Enzymes are this type of large organic molecule
What is Protein
400
A atom or molecule with specific properties. It cannot be split into anything simpler.
What is an Element
400
This property of water causes water to boil at a very high temperature.
What is High Heat of Vaporization
400
This process is used to create Glycogen from simple glucose molecules. It produces a water molecule for every bond.
What is Dehydration Synthesis
400
The types of bonds Carbon can make with other Carbons
What is Single, Double, and Triple Bonds
400
The amount of time it would take for chemical reactions in your cells to occur without enzymes
What is Billions of Years
500
This subatomic particle has a negative charge
What is an electron
500
This property exists because of Hydrogen Bonds creating spaces between water molecules when they become solid.
What is Freezes and Floats
500
This molecule is made out of 3 fatty acid tails and a glycerol.
What is a Triglyceride
500
The Dominant Element in all living things
What is Carbon
500
These two reactions are important for digesting and building organic molecules, and are sped up by enzymes.
What is Dehydration Synthesis and Hydrolysis
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