Vocab
Of the three (3) Subatomic particles that every atom is composed of, this one is the positive charged one.
What are protons?
Next to Water, this is one of the most important molecules for life.
What is carbon
A molecule containing a very large number of atoms, such as a protein, nucleic acid, or synthetic polymer.
What is a macromolecule?
Atoms are made up of these three types of particles?
What are electrons, protons, and neutrons?
What type of macromolecule contains genetic codes?
What is Nucleic Acids?
This Greek word, which means “unable to be cut.”
What is atomos
This word means related to ‘organisms'.
What is organic?
Many macromolecules are polymers of smaller molecules, called what?
What are monomers?
A strong force of attraction holding atoms together in a molecule, resulting from the sharing or transfer of electrons.
What is a chemical bond?
In a few cases, atoms can share six electrons, forming what type of bond?
What is a triple bond?
These positively and negatively charged atoms are known as what?
What are ions?
This a discipline in chemistry that studies organic compounds.
What is organic chemistry?
Living things use what as their main source of energy?
What is carbohydrates.
When the atoms share two electrons, the bond is called a what?
What is a single covalent bond?
What is the monomer to carbohydrates?
What is Monosaccharide?
The Chemical elements that are fundamental to life and are constituents of every or almost every organic molecule, is known as what?
What is Organic elements?
Carbon is capable of bonding with other carbon atoms, which forms what?
What are carbon chains?
Some of this macromolecule type help control the rate of reactions and regulate cell processes.
What are proteins?
Sometimes the atoms share four electrons and form a what?
What is a double bond?
What are the Polymers for lipids?
What are triglycerides?
Two or more forms of the same element that contain equal numbers of protons but different numbers of neutrons, making these forms differ in relative atomic mass, is called this.
What is an Isotope?
Carbon bonds can be single, double, or triple of what type of bond?
What is covalent bond.
This is the elemental context acronym for Nucleic Acids.
What is CHONP.
This type of bond is formed when one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to another.
What is an ionic bond?
What are the Polymers for proteins?
What are proteins?