Elements and Such
This element is found in all organic macromolecules
What is carbon?
When water moves up the stem of a plant, it is doing so through this process.
What is capillary action?
The monomers, or "building blocks", of proteins are made up of this acid.
What is amino acid?
The smaller piece of a macromolecule that combines to make the bigger piece.
What is a monomer?
Enzymes are this type of macromolecule
What are proteins?
The weak bond between two water molecules
What is a hydrogen bond?
The property of water giving it a positive and negative charge
What is polarity?
The main source of energy in our body, also used as cell walls in plants.
What are carbohydrates?
The macromolecule that stores our genetic information.
What is nucleic acids?
The substance that binds to the enzyme is known as this.
What is a substrate?
The bond where electrons are shared among molecules.
What is covalent bond?
The property of water that allows water to stick to water.
What is cohesion?
The monomer of lipids.
What is fatty acid?
Most hormones are this type of macromolecule
What is a lipid?
The organelle that contains many enzymes in order to break down toxic material, such as hydrogen peroxide.
What is the liver?
A solution with a pH of 3 is said to be this
What is acidic?
Water is able to dissolve most substances. For this reason it is sometimes called this...
What is the universal solvent?
A polysaccharide found in the cell walls of plants. Also, the most abundant molecule on Earth.
What is cellulose?
The macromolecule with the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen at a 1:2:1 ratio
What is carbohydrate?
An enzyme will lower this energy of a reaction.
What is activation energy?
In a solution, if there is a high amount of hydrogen ions (H+) then this solution is said to be this
What is acidic?
This property of water helps kelps to moderate earth's temperature
What is high heat capacity?
This macromolecule is composed of a sugar group and a phosphate group, and a nucleotide.
What is nucleic acid?
A monosaccharide important for energy processes in plants and animals.
What is glucose?
Two ways an enzyme can become denatured.
What is a change in temperature, pH, or adding another molecule?