Polymers are large molecules made up of these small units.
What are monomers?
100
The atoms or compounds that go into a chemical reaction.
What are reactants?
100
The ingredient in the detergent that caused the jello to break down.
What are enzymes?
200
A bond where electrons are transferred from one atom to another.
What is an ionic bond?
200
Water molecules "sticking" to other water molecules.
What is cohesion?
200
The single unit of carbohydrates.
What are monosaccharides?
200
The energy needed to get a reaction started.
What is activation energy?
200
Enzymes are a type of this more general term.
What is catalyst?
300
A covalent bond where one atom "hogs" the shared electrons, causing slight opposite charges on parts of the molecule.
What is a polar covalent bond?
300
This dissolves a solute, making a solution.
What is a solvent?
300
**DAILY DOUBLE**
The possible functions of proteins.
What are help fight disease, control the rate of reactions and regulate cell processes, build tissues such as bone and muscle, and transport molecules?
300
The function of enzymes.
What is biological catalyst (speed up biochemical reactions)?
300
The enzyme in liver responsible for the break down of hydrogen peroxide.
What is catalase?
400
The part of a water molecule with a slight negative charge.
What is oxygen?
400
The lower the pH of an acid the ________ it is.
What is stronger?
400
Amino acids are monomers of what organic compound?
What are proteins?
400
The general effect of temperature increase on enzyme activity.
What is increasing until denaturation?
400
An acidic solution has a high concentration of these ions.
What is H+ (hydrogen)?
500
The reason water is the "universal solvent."
What is polarity?
500
When water molecules stick to other surfaces.
What is adhesion?
500
DNA and RNA are nucleic acids made up of this monomer.
What are nucleotides?
500
The property of an enzyme that determines its function.
What is its shape?
500
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) was the reactant in the liver demonstration. What were the products?