Water
when water is attracted to another substance
adhesion
a mixture made of one substance dissolved in another
solution
I am the material the enzyme works on
Substrate
I am a QUICK source of energy
Carbohydrate
I am the monomer of nucleic acid
nucleotide
attraction between water molecules
cohesion
Substance in which another is dissolved. Water is the universal
solvent
I am a protein that speeds up chemical reaction
Enzyme
I make up cell membranes and hormones
Lipids
I am the molecule that does most of the work in cells and is required for the structure, function, and regulation of tissues and organs.
protein
bond between water molecules
hydrogen bond
I am a molecule with positive and negative ends
polar molecule
I am the energy that it takes for a chemical reaction to happen
Activation energy
I am made of 3 or more monosaccharides bonded together
Polysaccharide
I am a sugar, phosphate and nitrogen base
Nucleic acid
property of water that keeps the body temperature from changing too fast
high specific heat
I am the sugar in the glass of lemonade
solute
I am the polymer made up of amino acids. Proteins are made up of 1 or more of me.
Polypeptide
I am the basic unit of a macromolecule
Monomer
I contain the blueprints for building the proteins that make up your body
DNA
I measure whether something is an acid or a base
pH scale
I have a pH less than 7
Acid
I am made of 1 or more monomers
polymer
I am the basic building block of proteins
Amino acids
I am the basic building block of all carbohydrates.
Monosaccharide