hydrogen atom is bonded to an oxygen atom
Improves the solubility of organic molecules
What is hydroxyl group?
100
The key to this atom’s chemical characteristics is its electron configuration
What is carbon?
100
the action or property of molecules sticking together
What is cohesion?
200
The measure of the hydrogen ion (H+) concentration
Describes how acidic or alkaline a substance is
What is pH?
200
amino acid
What is a monomer of proteins?
200
consists of a carbon atom joined to an oxygen atom by a double bond
What is a carbonyl group?
200
the one class of large biological molecules that does not include true polymers
What are lipids?
200
Water is less dense than a liquid when in this state
What is solid?
300
substance in the cells which helps to maintain a relatively stable pH
What is a buffer?
300
nucleotide
What is a monomer of nucleic acids?
300
oxygen atom is double-bonded to a carbon atom that is also bonded to and –OH group
What is a carboxyl group?
300
the type of lipid that is the primary constituent of the cell's membrane
What are phospholipids?
300
the dissolving agent of a solution
What is a solvent?
400
pH is the measure of ______ ions
What is Hydrogen ions?
400
glycosidic bond
What is the covalent bond in carbohydrates?
400
The functional group that helps to stabilize the structure of a protein ...
What is Sulfhydryl group?
400
Organic molecules consisting of only carbon and hydrogens
What is hydrocarbon?
400
the substance that is dissolved in a solution
What is a solute?
500
a liquid that is a completely homogeneous mixture of two or more substances
What is a solution?
500
proteins unravel and lose its native shape
What is denaturation?
500
these functional groups act like a base because ammonia can pick up a hydrogen ion (H+) from the solution.
What is an amino group?
500
Swedish chemist that made the distinction between organic compounds and those though to arise only in living organisms, and inorganic compounds, those found only in the nonliving world.
Who is Jon Jakob Berzelius?
500
the tendency of dissimilar particles or surfaces to cling to one another