Chemistry Basics
The smallest unit of matter and the three main particles that make it/them up
what is atoms and the subatomic particles are protons, neutrons, electrons
most important biogeochemical cycle
what is the water cycle
a hydrocarbons are primarily made of
hydrogen and carbon
how macromolecules are made and destroyed
condensation reactions and hydrolysis
The symbol "E" represents this
what is energy
waters hydrogen bonds make it this type of molecule
what is a polar molecule
carbon aids in the making of 4 main organic molecules called
what is Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids
4 different types of protein structures
what is primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary
The difference between electron interactions in ionic and covalent bonds
what is sharing and swapping
water is famous for being the universal
what is solvent
types of bonds can carbon make
what is 3: single, double, triple
the four different parts of an amino acid
what is carboxyl group, amine end, alpha carbon, and R group
the difference between structural and molecular formulas
what is a structural formula shows the shape of a molecule and the molecular formula shows the elements and atoms of each
Primary difference between adhesion and cohesion
what is cohesion refers to water binding to water and adhesion refers to water binding to something other than water
carbon has a ____ kind of valence e- config
what is tetravalence
3 ways an enzyme can denature
The most important biological bond
what is hydrogen bonding
water serves as a piggy bank for this and regulates this all over the planet
name all 6 functional groups
what is Hydroxyls, Carbonyls, Carboxyls, Amine, Sulfhydryls, phosphate
difference between purines and pyridamines
what is purines=2 carbon rings and nitrogen base and pyridamines=1 carbon ring and a nitrogen base