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Atoms and compounds
Enzymes and Chemical reactions
Water and solution
Chemistry
The building blocks of life
100
The building blocks of life
What is an atom
100
The process by which atoms or groups in a substances are reorganized into different substances
What is a chemical reaction
100
Molecules that release ions when dissolved in water
What is an acids
100
The "genetic code"
What is DNA
100
Large molecules that are formed by joining smaller organic molecules together
What is macromolecules
200
The center of the atom where the protons and neutrons are located
What is a nucleus
200
Speed up the rate of chemical reactions
What is an enzyme
200
Almost all molecules contain this element
What is carbon
200
Protein is made out of small carbon compounds called...
What is amino acids
300
Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons
What is an isotope
300
The minimum amount of energy needed for reactants to form products
What is activation energy
300
Mixtures that can react with acids or bases to keep the ph in a certain range
What is a buffer
300
Complex macromolecules that store and transmit genetic information
What is Nucleic acid
400
When atoms share electrons
What is a covalent bond
400
A substance that lowers the activation energy needed to start a reaction
What is a catalyst
400
The substance that is dissolved into the solvent
What is a solute
400
Main function is to use the information used in DNA
What is RNA
400
Cholesterol and hormones are types of...
What is steroids
500
The attraction between molecules
What is van der Waals forces
500
The reactants that bind to the enzyme
What is substrates
500
Molecules that have an unequal distribution of charges
What is polar molecule
500
Nucleotides are composed of... (5)
What is carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus and hydrogen
500
Made from repeating units of identical or nearly identical compounds called monomers
What is polymers