Water
Definition of polarity
What is uneven distribution of charge throughout a molecule?
An example of a weak bond
What is Hydrogen Bond?
The macromolecule with the most compositional elements
What is nucleic acid?
1st degree structure of a protein
What is sequence order of amino acids?
Lipids' function
What is energy storage, structure, ligands?
Definition of Cohesion
What is water molecules being attracted to one another via hydrogen bonding?
An example of a strong bond
What is covalent bond?
Joins two monomers together into a polymer. A water molecule is removed in the process.
What is dehydration synthesis reactions?
Complete the sentence: Carbohydrate polymers may be _______ or ________
What is linear, branched
Used to prevent sharp, sudden changes in cells' pH. The pH of most human cells should generally be around 6 and 8.
What are buffers?
Definition of Adhesion
What is water being attracted to other polar molecules via hydrogen bonding?
Description of nonpolar covalent bond
What is pair of electrons shared equally by two atoms, balanced, and stable?
Adds a water molecule to cleave the covalent bond between two monomers in a polymer.
What is hydrolysis reactions?
The four bases of DNA
What is adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine?
Water's nickname
What is Elixir of Life?
Four properties of water
What is high specific heat, evaporative cooling, floating ice, and versatile solvent?
Description of polar covalent bond
What is pair of electrons shared unequally by two atoms, e.g H2O, leads to interesting properties?
The difference between saturated fat and unsaturated fat
What is saturated fats have all single C-C bonds and solid at room temp, while unsaturated fats have one or more double or triple C-C bonds and are liquid at room temp
Levels of protein structure that can be denatured and how
What is 2nd, 3rd, and 4th degree structure can be denatured by changes in temperature and pH due to the weaker nature of non-covalent interactions they're built upon?
The item that is a 4 on the pH scale, meaning it is moderately acidic
Tomato juice
Function of the pH scale
What is a measurement system used to indicate the concentration of H+ ions in a solution?
Description of hydrogen bonding
What is polar water creates molecular attractions, weak but common bond, attraction between positive H in one molecule and negative O in another?
Monomers of each polymer respectively: Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, and Nucleic acids.
What are Saccharides, Amino Acids, Fatty Acids, and Nucleotides?
The bonds that are formed between nucleotides during DNA and RNA synthesis
What are covalent bonds?
The amount of times an individual water molecule can form hydrogen bonds with other molecules
What is 4?