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Biology Vocab 1

biology vocab ch. 1,2,3

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1. Polar uneven distribution of the charges
2. Cohesion the force that holds molecules of a single matter together
3.Adhension the attractive force between two bodies of different substances that are in contact with each other.
4.Hydrogen bond the force occurring when a hydrogen atom that is bonded to a electronegative atom of one molecule is attracted to two unshared electrons of another molecule
5.Hydroxide ion the OH- ion
6.Hydronium ion has one proton and one water molecule
7.Acid anything that increases the number of Hydronium ions.
8.Base anything that increases the number of Hydroxide ions
9.ph scale measures the number of Hydroxide ions
10.buffer solution that neutralizes a acid or base
11.Organic compound compound that contains carbon
12.monomer something that combine with other molecules that makes a polymer
13.polymer large molecule that is formed by 5 monomers
14.condensation reaction 2 or more molecules combine to make a water or another simple molecule
15.ATP molecule that acts like a main energy source for cell process
16.carbohydrate provides nutrients to living things
monosaccharide simple sugar that is the basic subunit for a carbohydrate
17.disaccharide a sugar that is formed by 2 monosaccharide
18.polysaccharide long chains of simple sugars
19.protein 1 or more chains of amino acids
20.amino acid makes up protein it is in meat
21.peptide bond chemical bond of one type of amino acid and a another type
22.polypeptide long chains of amino acids
23.enzyme type of protein that speeds up metabolic reactions
24.substrate element that lies beneath and supports another element.
25.active site site of a enzyme that attracts a substrate
26.lipid nonpolar molecule
27.steriod type of lipid that consists of 4 carbon rings
28.nucleic acid compound whose molecules are made up of 1 to 2 chains of nucleotides
29.nucleotide subunit that consists of sugar, prosphate and a nitrogenous base
30.cell smallest unit that can perform all life's processes
31.cytoplasm region of the cell that contains the fluid, skeleton, and all organs except the nucleus.
32.cytosol soluble portion of the cytoplasm
33.prokaryote single celled organism that has no nucleus
34.eukaryote organism that has nucleus EX: animals and plants
35.organelle small body found in cytoplasm and has a specific function
36.cytoskeleton network in a cell's cytoplasm that plays an important rule in cell's shape
37.microtubule found in cytoplasm of eukaryote cells plays important role in cell's structure and movement
38.microfilament has a role in cell's structure and movement
39.cilium projects the surface of some cells
40.flagellum enables a cell to move
41.plastid performs specific functions for a cell.
Created by: Jacob Doege
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