Building Blocks
Water and Matter
Acids and Bases
Introductory Biology
Biological Molecules
100
These are made with amino acids
What are proteins?
100
2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom arranged at an angle to one another
What is water?
100
There are more hydronium ions present than hydroxide ions
What is an acid?
100
organization, response to stimuli, homeostasis, metabolism, growth and development, reproduction
What are the characteristics of life?
100
C6H12O6
What is sugar?
200
2 sugars
What is a disaccharide?
200
A molecule with uneven electron distribution that makes it good for dissolving other substances
What is a polar molecule?
200
A substance with a pH over 7
What is a base?
200
The ability or tendency of an organism or cell to maintain internal equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes.
What is homeostasis?
200
Non polar molecule that stores energy and is an important part of the cell membrane
What is a lipid?
300
made from many monomers
What is a polymer?
300
This lowers activation energy and allows a reaction to happen faster
What is an enzyme?
300
Chemical substances that neutralize small amounts of acids or bases
What is a buffer?
300
Sugar that is stored in the liver
What is glycogen?
300
These bind to substrates and speed up reactions
What are enzymes?
400
Ribonucleic acid involved in protein synthesis
What is RNA?
400
Two or more elements joined together
What is a compound?
400
When a protein unfolds due to being too acidic or basic
What is denaturing?
400
Sugar that is stored in plants
What is starch?
400
A reaction in which water is lost in the joining of two monomers
What is condensation reaction?
500
One long fatty acid chain joined to one long alcohol
What are WAXES?
500
The first three levels hold 2, 8, and 8 electrons and are involved in whether or not atoms covalentally or ionically bond
What are orbitals?
500
Alkaline solutions with an excess of hydroxide ions
What are basic solutions also known as?
500
The theory that helps to explain how species came to exist and change over time, adapting to their environment
What is evolution?
500
It stores and releases energy during cellular processes, enabling organisms to function
What is ATP?
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