Chemistry of Life
This is the smallest unit of matter that still retains the properties of an element.
What is an atom?
This phenomenon, along with cohesion, allows trees to move water to the highest branches.
What is adhesion?
This lipid has four fused carbon rings
What is a steroid?
Proteins have this many structural levels
What is four?
Global warming is leading to higher ocean temperatures and could eventually lead to the collapse of this ocean current system that runs along the East Coast of the U.S.
What is AMOC?
This is the P elements in CHNOPS
What is phosphorus?
This is the type of bond that binds two water molecules together.
What is hydrogen bonding?
This is the monomer that is used to make the carbohydrate polymer
What is a monosaccharide?
This scientist's X-ray work helped reveal the structure of DNA, but her contributions were overlooked at the time
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
This chemical compound makes up the majority of the human body by weight.
What is water?
Water in this phase of matter has the highest specific heat.
What is liquid?
This is the name for the carbohydrates that animals use for energy
What is glycogen?
In RNA, the purine adenine always bonds with this pyrimidine
What is uracil?
This is the second-strongest type of chemical bond and it is present in salts.
What is ionic?
Most of the heat on the planet is stored here.
What are the oceans?
This fat is the most unhealthy version for us to eat
What is trans fat?
A peptide bond is a bond between two amino acids, and these two elements
What are carbon and nitrogen?
Steel is not considered an element because it's a combination of carbon and this metal.
What is iron?
This substance can be used to break surface tension of an aqueous solution.
What is a surfactant?
These are the two Ss in "SHIPS," the acronym that describes the major roles of lipids in the human body
What are "store energy" and "structural support"?
DNA and RNA nucleotides are each composed of 3 molecule subunits. Two of the subunits have the exact same structure in both DNA and RNA, but this last one is different between the two
What is the sugar?