Definitions
Small chemical unit that makes up a polymer.
What is a monomer
A bond where electrons are shared among only elements
What is a covalent bond?
What is Activation Energy?
The monomers of carbohydrates are
What are monosaccharides or glucose?
A substance that is added to a solution to prevent drastic changes in pH is called
What is a buffer?
pure substance that consists entirely of one type of atom
What is an element?
Bond where electrons are transferred between two atoms
What is an ionic bond?
A change where one set of chemicals are altered into another
What is a chemical reaction?
Cellulose provides bulk (roughage) in the diet of humans because we cannot digest it. Cellulose is a type of
What is a carbohydrate?
A meniscus forming in a beaker filled with water is an example of
What is Adhesion?
atom that has a positive or negative charge
What is an Ion?
This subatomic particle is responsible for the formation of bonds
What is an electron?
The elements or compounds that engage in a reaction
What are reactants?
A group of macromolecules that are generally not soluble in water
What are Lipids?
Because of its heavily charged Oxygen atom and 2 slightly positive Hydrogen atoms, water would be considered a _________ molecule
What is polar?
compound made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms
What are carbohydrates?
A group of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds
What is a molecule?
The elements of compounds produced by a chemical reaction
What are products?
Phosphorus (or a phosphate group) is a vital component of what macromolecule?
What is Nucleic Acids?
The main function of these macromolecules is to store and transmit genetic information
What are nucleic acids?
Force of attraction between different kinds of molecules
What is adhesion?
When a molecule is broken down into smaller molecules by adding a water molecule, the process is called
What is hydrolysis?
What is an enzyme?
While all amino acids share a central carbon, an amino group, and a carboxyl group, they differ from one another due to this variable side chain
What is the R group?
Not a bond, but a force between regions of tightly packed molecules with oppositely charges
What are Van der Waals Forces?