Properties of Water
Properties of Water II
Biomolecule
Agua
100
Attraction of water molecules to themselves is called?
Cohesion
100
What kind of bonds cause water molecules to be attracted to each other?
Hydrogen bonds
100
Name the elements of proteins
100
A substance that "likes" to stick to water is called
Hydrophillic
200
Attraction of water molecules to other polar substances is called?
What is Adhesion
200
Why is water called the universal solvent?
Because all living things require water
200
What's a sub-unit or monomer of protein?
amino acids (chain of proteins)
Proteins are made of many monomers.
200
A substance that is repelled (fears) by water is known as
Hydrophobic
300
How does water travel up plants?
Capillary action (due to cohesion and adhesion)
300
Is water low density or high density when it is in its solid form (ice)?
Low density
300
The "shuttle" molecule that carries oxygen from our lungs to the blood and carries carbon dioxide to the lungs to let out.
Hemoglobin (protein)
300
The ability of water to climb up a fine tube is called
capillarity action
400
Does water have high or low heat capacity?
High heat (heats up slowly and cools down slowly).
400
Name the 3 phases of water
ice, liquid water, water vapor
400
Which are "our defensive" proteins? How do we force our body to defend?
Antibodies
With vaccines
400
Plants losing water through leaves (sweating)
Transpiration
500
Why can a water bug walk on water?
Surface Tension
500
A mixture in which one substance is dissolved in another
A solution
500
What is monosaccharide?
A subunit in carbohydrates (one-sugar)
500
What percent (by weight) in water is the human body?
70%