Chemistry of Life

Water

100

when water is attracted to another substance

adhesion

200

attraction between water molecules

cohesion

300

bond between water molecules

hydrogen bond

400

property of water that keeps the body temperature from changing too fast

high specific heat

500

I measure whether something is an acid or a base

pH scale

Water

100

a mixture made of one substance dissolved in another

solution

200

Substance in which another is dissolved. Water is the universal

solvent

300

I am a molecule with positive and negative ends

polar molecule

400

I am the sugar in the glass of lemonade

solute

500

I have a pH less than 7

Acid

Enzymes/Biomolecule

100

I am the material the enzyme works on

Substrate

200

I am a protein that speeds up chemical reaction

Enzyme

300

I am the energy that it takes for a chemical reaction to happen

Activation energy

400

I am the polymer made up of amino acids. Proteins are made up of 1 or more of me.

Polypeptide

500

I am made of 1 or more monomers

polymer

Biomolecules

100

I am a QUICK source of energy

Carbohydrate

200

I make up cell membranes and hormones

Lipids

300

I am made of 3 or more monosaccharides bonded together

Polysaccharide

400

I am the basic unit of a macromolecule

Monomer

500

I am the basic building block of proteins

Amino acids

Biomolecules

100

I am the monomer of nucleic acid

nucleotide

200

I am the molecule that does most of the work in cells and is required for the structure, function, and regulation of tissues and organs.

protein

300

I am a sugar, phosphate and nitrogen base

Nucleic acid

400

I contain the blueprints for building the proteins that make up your body

DNA

500

I am the basic building block of all carbohydrates.

Monosaccharide