Chemistry of Life Vocabulary

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  1. 2. speeds up the chemical reaction
  2. 5. larger molecule made of monomers
  3. 6. molecule that attaches to the enzyme's active site
  4. 10. monomer that is adenine, guanine, thymine, cytosine, or urasil
  5. 12. molecule no separation of charge; no positive or negative poles formed; does not dissolve in water
  6. 14. bond when an atom borrow an electron from another atom to fill its outer shell; the strongest bond
  7. 18. the attraction between molecules of the same substance
  8. 20. energy energy that chemicals need to begin a reaction
  9. 22. bond specific bond where a hydrogen atom bonds to an electronegative atom or molecule
  10. 23. an electronically charged atom
  11. 25. chemicals that participate in a chemical reaction
  12. 26. substance that when dissolved in water accepts protons increasing the concentration of hydroxide ions; pH greater than 7
  13. 30. specific type of organic compound composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of 1:2:1
  14. 31. substance that is dissolved
  15. 33. acid store, transmit, and express genetic information
  16. 34. Variable what changes in response to the IV; what is measured
  17. 35. site where the substrate bonds to the enzyme
  18. 36. anything that has mass and takes up space
  19. 37. substances that are formed as a result of a chemical reaction
  20. 40. two or more atoms held together by strong chemical bond
  21. 41. two or more different elements bonded together,
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  1. 1. atoms of the same element that have varying numbers of neutrons
  2. 3. building blocks (units)
  3. 4. two monosaccharides combined
  4. 7. substance that when dissolved in water donates protons increasing the concentration of hydrogen ions; pH less than 7
  5. 8. large organic molecules (carbon-containing) that make up all living things
  6. 9. molecule unequal distribution of charges; dissolves in water
  7. 11. the most diverse macromolecule in terms of structure and function
  8. 13. scale, used to measure the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution
  9. 15. substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances and is made up of atoms
  10. 16. insoluble organic compounds that are made up of fatty acids
  11. 17. polymers of monosaccharides, starch and glycogen
  12. 19. Variable what is deliberately changed or manipulated in an experiment
  13. 21. bond when an outer electron is shared between two atoms
  14. 24. the smallest unit of an element that retains all the chemical properties of that element
  15. 27. negatively charged subparticle located in the outer shells of an atom
  16. 28. monomers of simple sugars
  17. 29. positively charged subparticle located in the nucleus of an atom
  18. 32. subatomic particle that has no charge located in the nucleus
  19. 38. type of mixture that involves a solvent and solute
  20. 39. substance that dissolves the solute