Bonds
The positively-charged subatomic particle of an atomic nuclei.
What is a proton?
These acids do not completely dissociate in water.
What are weak acids?
The linear sequence of amino acids.
What is a protein's primary structure?
Cells that lack a membrane-bound nucleus and organelles.
What is a prokaryote?
A protective protein shell that encloses the inner viral genome.
What is a capsid?
Oppositely charged molecules.
What are ions?
These substances minimize changes in the concentrations of H+ and OH- in a solution.
What are buffers?
A simple sugar consisting of a single sugar molecule.
What is a monosaccharide?
A phospholipid bilayer that regulates the entrance and exit of substances into and out of a cell.
What is a plasma membrane?
Protein-only infectious particles.
What are prions?
The sharing of valence electrons between two atoms.
What is a covalent bond?
These bonds are responsible for many of the properties of water.
What are hydrogen bonds?
These fats remain solid at room temperature due to lack of C-H double bonds.
What are saturated fats?
The idea that all living things are made of cells and all cells come from pre-existing cells.
What is the cell theory?
The ability of a virus to become hidden inside a host cell.
What is viral latency?
The attraction of an atom for electrons.
What is electronegativity?
This is the amount of heat that must be absorbed for 1g of a substance to increase its temperature by 1 °C
What is specific heat?
RNA nucleotide used as the "energy currency" of the cell.
What is ATP?
This organelle would be more abundant in the muscle cells of a marathon runner compared with an office worker.
What are mitochondria?
Proteins with attached carbohydrates that help viruses bind to surface of host cells.
What are spikes/glycoproteins?
When compounds have features that differ from their individual elements.
What are emergent properties?
Salts (i.e. NaCl) dissolve in water because water forms these around the ions to shield them from each other.
What is/are hydration shell(s)?
These molecules have a backbone of four fused carbon rings.
What are steroids?
DNA molecules associated with proteins called histones.
What is chromatin?
Host cell co-receptor required for HIV attachment that is absent in resistant individuals.
What is CCR5?