Intro/Basic Chem
The molecules/compounds on the left of the arrow in a chemical equation
Reactants
The attraction between water molecules that allows them to stick together
Cohesion
The element contained in all organic molecules
Carbon
A carbohydrate composed of two sugar monomers
Disaccharide
The monomers of polypeptides
Amino acids
What are the two qualities a hypothesis must possess?
Testable and falsifiable
The shape that water molecules take when frozen
Crystal lattice
The type of bonds carbon prefers to make
Covalent
Type of lipid that's important for cell membrane structure
Phospholipid
The functional group found in all nucleotides
Phosphate
A type of reasoning that involves going from specific to general
Inductive
A solution in which water is the solvent
Aqueous
The only hydrophobic functional group
Methyl
A type of fatty acid that has less hydrogen atoms due to a double bond
Unsaturated fatty acid
Type of bonds found in the sugar-phosphate backbone of a nucleic acid
Phosphodiester bond
The two classes of strong chemical bonds
Ionic and covalent
A weak acid or base that stabilizes pH
Buffer
Isomers that are mirror images of each other
Enantiomers
The type of bond linking monomers in a polysaccharide
Glycosidic bond
Type of protein structure formed by the interactions of the polypeptide backbone with itself
Secondary
Name four characteristics of all living things
Order, reproduction, growth, energy use, response to stimuli, homeostasis, adaptation
What gives water a high heat of vaporization and a high specific heat
Hydrogen bonds
Isomers that differ in arrangement about a double bond or ring
Geometric
What types of molecules do not pass easily through the cell membrane?
Polar and charged
Name two differences between RNA and DNA
Sugar in RNA is ribose, RNA uses uracil as a base, RNA is single stranded