Matter
Biological Chemistry
Energy & Reactions
Name That ____
Mixed Bag
100
A combination of two or more atoms joined by a covalent bond.
What is a molecule?
100
Organic molecules with the same chemical formula but different structural formulas.
What are isomers?
100
The energy of motion
What is kinetic energy?
100
Element with four electrons in it's outermost energy level
What is carbon?
100
The number on the pH scale that indicates a solution is neutral.
What is 7?
200
A substance composed of two or more atoms of different elements joined by a chemical bond.
What is a compound?
200
An organic compound composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that makes up fats, oils, and waxes.
What is a lipid?
200
A re-usable protein that allows reactions to happen at the normal temperatures of cells
What is an enzyme?
200
Biomolecule which is the most complex carbohydrate such as cellulose, glycogen, or starch
What is a polysaccharide
200
A type of bond in which electrons are transferred from one atom to another
What is an ionic bond?
300
A charged atom resulting from the loss or gain of one or more electrons.
What is an ion?
300
An organic compound containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that makes up sugars and starches
What is a carbohydrate?
300
A non-protein re-usable helper molecule that helps activate chemical reactions
What is a coenzyme?
300
Process which is the separation of molecules from each other such that they float freely intermixed with water molecules
What is dissolving?
300
A type of lipid in which hydrogen has been removed to allow a double bond between carbon atoms
What is an unsaturated fatty acid?
400
Any of several different regions in which electrons travel about the nucleus.
What is an electron cloud?
400
A biological compound that forms a code to determine a living things's appearance and behavior
What is a nucleic acid?
400
The minimum amount of energy required to start a chemical reaction.
What is activation energy?
400
Part of an Amino Acid which varies causing there to be 20 different amino acids
What is the R-group?
400
Another name for a protein
What is a polypeptide?
500
A solution with a higher concentration of hydroxide ions than hydrogen ions
What is a base?
500
A type of reaction that uses water to break polymers down into monomers.
What is hydrolysis?
500
The most current model of enzyme function, which describes changes in the shape of an enzyme in response to the shape of the substrate.
What is the induced fit model?
500
Reaction in which biomolecules are joined together, forming water.
What is condensation? (or dehydration synthesis)
500
The part of an amino acid containing a carbon atom bonded to two oxygen atoms.
What is a carboxyl group?
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