Properties of water
What is the difference between Solute, Solvent and Solution
Solvent: The Dissolver
Solute: What is being Dissolved
Solution: the mixture of the solute and solvent
What is the monomer for protein?
Amino Acids
What is the meaning of a biological catalysts?
A molecule that speeds up the process of reaction by decreasing the activation energy.
What would be a property of water?
A. Polar
B. Non-polar
C. Hydrophilic
A. Polar
Name 3 types of lipids we talked about in class
Fat, Oils, Wax
What is called when two liquids can NOT be mixed
immiscible
What are the 3 carbohydrate structures?
Monosaccharides
Disaccharides
Polysaccharides
Which part of the enzyme is like a ''Key hole"?
Active site
When a man throws a rock into the water before he jumps, what is he doing?
Breaking the surface tension
Name the main properties of Saturated and unsaturated fats
Saturated: Solid at room temperature
Unsaturated: Liquid at Room temperature
What is the is the difference between cohesion and adhesion?
Cohesion Water molecules sticking together
Adhesion: Water molecules sticking to other objects
What are the two monomers make up lipids
Fatty acids and glycerol
What macromolecule is an enzyme?
Protein
What causes surface tension in water?
cohesion amongst hydrogen bonds
name at least one function(purpose) of lipids
Heat insulation, energy storage, precursors for hormones, absorption of fat-soluble vitamins
How does capillary action work?
When Cohesion and adhesion work together to go against gravity.
Which part of the body is glycogen stored?
Liver
Protein, carbohydrate, lipids, nucleic acids
What has a high boiling temperature
what is this called?
Specific heat
Which macromolecule is a source of QUICK energy
Carbohydrates
What part of the plant is responsible for capillary action?
Xylem
What type of sugar is a starch?
Polysaccharide
Temperature, Ph, salt concentration, etc
What monomer makes up nucleic acids?
Nucleotides (DNA and RNA)
What is the enzyme that breaks down Nucleotides? (this was in the amoeba sisters video)
Nuclease