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Matter
Water Chemistry
Where the Big 4 are found & their uses
Big 4 Monomers & Sources
Biology in the 21st Century
100
positive particle in the nucleus of the atom
What is proton
100
weak attractions between the partially positive hydrogen end of one molecule with the partially negative end of another molecule
What is a hydrogen bond.
100
olive oil used in salad dressing
What is a lipid
100
the monomer of carbohydrates
What is simple sugars?
100
The variable that is observed and measured
What is the dependent variable?
200
an atom that has lost 1 electron
What is a positively charged ion
200
force necessary to stretch or break the surface of a liquid
What is surface tension
200
antibodies and enzymes
What is proteins
200
What is the name of the monomer for proteins. How many exist in nature.
What is amino acids. Twenty exist in nature.
200
the sum of all of the chemical processes that occur in all the cells in an organism
What is metabolism?
300
covalently bonded groups of atoms
What is a molecule
300
A large amount of energy is required to change the temperature of water means that water has a high_______
What is high specific heat
300
hormones
What is proteins -- non-steroidal hormones What is lipids -- steroidal hormones
300
The type of macromolecule that makes up a rib eye steak
What is protein?
300
the characteristic of life that is demonstrated when your pupils contract and you squint your eyes in bright sunlight
What is response to stimuli/environment?
400
chemical bond where electrons are shared between 2 atoms
What is covalent bond
400
name for a "water-fearing" non-polar molecule and one example.
What is hydrophobic molecule and examples would be any lipids
400
cholesterol
What is lipid
400
monomer of nucleic acids
What is nucleotide?
400
the maintenance of internal body conditions like temperature, blood sugar levels, and hydration is
what is homeostasis?
500
two or more chemically bonded atoms
What is a compound.
500
why does water freeze from the top down in a lake
What is frozen water is less dense than liquid water
500
insulate body and cushion organs
What is lipids
500
The kind of macromolecule in celery
What is carbohydrates?
500
the microscope that uses a beam of electrons to produce a two-dimensional image of a thinly sliced specimen
What is a TEM (transmission electron microscope)?