Water
Is water polar or non-polar?
Water is "polar", meaning that it is partially positive( H) and partially negative(O).
What are the elements in Nucleic Acid?
C, H, O, N, (P)
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, (Phosphorus)
What are the Carbohydrate elements?
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
What are the elements for Protein?
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur
What are the Elements of Life?
Carbon, Hydrogen,Nitrogen,Oxygen,Phosphonates, Sulfur
What is high specific heat in water?
High specific heat means that the water avoids drastic changes in the temperature. For example, the ice at the top of a lake insulates the lake and keeps the water a little warmer than the outside, so the animals don't die.
What are the monomers and polymers in Nucleic Acid?
Monomers-Nucleotides
Polymers-DNA/RNA
What are the Carbohydrate monomers and polymers?
monosaccharides & polysaccharides
What are the Monomers and Polymers for Protein?
Amino acids and Polypeptides(Protein)
What are the macromolecules that the elements of life build into?
Carbohydrates, Lipids, Nucleic Acid, and Proteins
What is evaporative cooling?
As a liquid evaporates, its remaining surface cools. Water helps remove excess heat.
What bond does Nucleic Acid use?
phosphodiester bonds
What bonds do Carbohydrates use?
glycosidic bonds
What bond does Protein use?
Peptide Bonds
What does Catabolic mean?
Catabolic means to "Cut" or break down molecules.
What is surface tension?
Excess hydrogen bonds on the top.
What is Nucleic Acid used for?
genetic coding (examples are DNA and RNA)
What are Carbohydrates used for?
Cell fuel, long term energy storage
What are proteins used for?
transport, enzymes, structure, mobility
What does Anabolic mean?
Anabolic means to "Add" or build up molecules
What is the difference between Cohesion and Adhesion?
Cohesion is Hydrogen bonding between like substances. Ex. water attached to water
Adhesion is Hydrogen bonding to another substance. Ex. Water bonded to glucose
BONUS QUESTION
What is pH 1 - 6 called?
What is pH 7 called?
What is pH 8 - 14 called?
pH 1 - 6 = acidic (H+ more, OH- less )
pH 7 = neutral
pH 8 - 14 = alkaline ((base) H+ less, OH- more)
What is Dehydration Synthesis?
What is Hydrolysis?
Dehydration Synthesis is the process of joining monomers by removing water.
Hydrolysis means to break down complex molecules by adding water(digestion)
BONUS QUESTION: What is a Catalyst?
Catalysts speed up reactions by lowering activation energy. Speed up chemical reactions.
what does Nucleic Acid have instead of thymine?
Nucleic Acid has Uracil instead of Thymine.