Atoms
A subatomic particle with a negative charge.
What is an electron?
The functional group found in phospholipids.
What is a phosphate group?
The item that creates bonds.
What are electrons?
Made up of lots of subunits.
What is a polymer?
Force that gives water its unique properties.
What is hydrogen bonding?
A subatomic particle with no charge.
What is a neutron?
Functional group that is also known as alcohol.
What is a hydroxyl group?
A bond that completely transfers electrons.
What is an ionic bond?
A reaction that breaks apart organic molecules.
What is hydrolysis?
Waters ability to absorb a lot of heat.
What is high heat capacity?
An atom that has lost or gained an electron.
What is an ion?
The functional group that forms disulfide bridges in protein structures.
What is a sulfhydryl group?
A bond that equally shares electrons.
What is a non polar covalent bond?
The reaction that joins organic molecules together.
What is a dehydration reaction?
Water's ability to cling to other polar substances.
What is adhesion?
Electrons on the last shell.
What are valence electrons?
Also known as a ketone in certain scenarios.
What is a carbonyl group?
A bond that unequally shares electrons.
What is a polar covalent bond?
The same molecule but arranged differently.
What is an isomer?
The property of water that allows aquatic life to survive during freezing temperatures.
What is water's ability to expand as it freezes?
Same atom identity with different masses.
What is an isotope?
The functional group that is present in fatty acids.
What is a carboxylic acid.
The positively charged ion that loses electrons in an ionic bond.
What is a cation?
A molecule that speeds up chemical reactions.
What is an enzyme?
What is water's polarity?