Water
Chemistry
Macromolecules
Biodiversity Basics
Misc.
100

H20 is held together by a bond and bonded together to other H20 molecules by another. What are the two bonds

Polar covalent & Hydrogen

100

What are the four bonds? Which is the strongest?

Covalent (strongest)

Ionic, hydrogen, Van der Waals forces

100

What are the four macromolecules

Proteins, Carbs, Lipids, Nucleic acids

100

what is cell theory

all living things are made up of cells

all cells come from other cells

basic unit of life

100

what is the base to steroids

cholesterol

200

What is the pH of water

7

200

what are isomers?

Compounds with the same molecular formula but
different structures and properties

Cis- trans

enantiomers

200

Most lipids are hydrophobic, which lipid in the cell is amphiphilic

phospholipids 

200

What are 3 characteristics of life?


DNA
– Reproduction
– Made of cells
– Metabolism
– Organization
– Responds to environment
– Growth and development
– Shows evolutionary/adaptive potential

200

If lemon has a pH of 2 and hand soap has a pH of 9, which is acidic and which is basic

Lemon is acidic and Hand soap is basic

300

When water on a surface evaporates and leaves the remaining surface cooler what kind of cooling is this?

evaporative cooling

300

What is the difference between carboxyl and carbonyl

Carboxl = COOH

Carbonyl = C=O

300

DNA and RNA are examples of ______ ______ and are made of ________

nucleic acids

nucleotides

300

What are the 3 domains and what are the "6" kingdoms

Archaea, bacteria, eukarya

Archae, bacteria, animalia, plantae, fungi, protista

300

What functional groups make up amino acids

amino group and carboxyl in a singular amino acid

in a chain: carbonyl is added

400

What is a hydration shell and what does it to ions

A hydration shell is a covering of water molecules around ions that are dissolved in water

400

What kind of bonds bind amino acids together to form proteins

peptide

400

saturated vs unsaturated fats

Saturated: solid at room temperature  from animals

unsaturated: liquid at room temp, double bond in the middle from plants/fish

400

what is the differences between homologous traits and analogous traits.

Homologous: derived from a common ancestor

analogous: similar but evolved seperately 

400

describe a tertiary structure of a protein

bonds between R groups of amino acids to create a 3D shape

500
The ocean acidifies because of the addition of CO2 to the water. What first compound is made, what is the second?

Carbonic Acid H2CO3

Bicarbonate HC03

500

What reaction involves building molecules and extracting water. What reaction involves the opposite.

condensation/dehydration builds

hydrolysis takes apart by using water

500

name two of each:

monosaccharide

disaccharide

polysaccharide

Mono: glucose, fructose, ribose, deoxyribose 

Di: Lactose, Maltose, Sucrose

Poly: starch glycogen cellulose chitin

500

who is the father of evolution?

Darwin

500

How do enzymes work

By lowering activation energy it allows reactions to occur faster.