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Chapter 6 Def.
Bio/Chemistry
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acid | Any substance forms hydrogen ions in water. |
| Atom | Smallest particle of an element that has the characteristics of that element. |
| Base | Any substance that forms hydroxide ions in water. |
| Compound | A substance that is composed of atoms of two or more different elements that are chemically combined. |
| Covalent Bond | When two atoms together. |
| Element | Substances |
| Ion | Charged particle made of atoms. |
| Ionic Bond | The attractive force between two ions of opposite charge. |
| Isotape | Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons. |
| Metabolism | All of the chemical reactions that occur within an organism are referred to as that. |
| Mixture | Combination of substances in which the individual components retain their own property. |
| Molecule | A group of atoms held together by covalent bonds. |
| Nucleus | The center of the atom. |
| pH | A measure of how acidic or basic a solution is. |
| Solution | A mixture in which one or more substances are distributed ecenly in another substance. |
| Diffusion | Is the net movement of particles from an area of high concentration to low concentration. |
| Dynamic Equilibrium | The result of diffusion where there is continuous movement of particles but no overall change in concentration. |
| Hydrogen Bond | An attraction of opposite charges between hydrogen and oxygen forms a weak bond. |
| Polar Molecule | A molecule with an unequal distribution of charge. |
| Amino Acid | Basic building blocks of proteins. |
| Carbohydrate | Biomolecule composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen with a ratio of about two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom for every carbon atom. |
| Enzyme | A protein that changes the rate of a chemical reaction. |
| Isomer | Compounds that have the same chemical formula but different three demensional structures. |
| Lipid | Large biomolecules that are made mostly of carbon and hydrogen with a small amount of oxygen. |
| Nucleic Acid | A complex biomolecule that stores cellular information in the form of a code. |
| Nucleotide | Smaller subunits of nucleic acids. |
| Peptide Bond | The covalent bond formed between the amino acids. |
| Polymer | A large molecule formed when many smaller molecules bond together. |
| Protein | A large, complex polymer composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur. |