click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Chapter 6
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| atom | building block of matter contains subatomic particles |
| compound | pure substance with unique properties formed when two or more different elements combine. |
| covalent bond | type of chemical bond formed when atoms share electrons |
| electron | negatively charged particle that occupies space around an atom's nucleus |
| element | pure substance composed of only one type of atom cannot be broken down into another substance by physical or chemical means |
| ion | atom hat is negatively or positively charged because it has lost or gained one or more electrons. |
| ionic bond | electrical attraction between two oppositely charged atoms or groups of atoms. |
| isotope | two or more atoms of the same element having different numbers of neutrons. |
| molecule | compound whose atoms are held together by covalent bonds. |
| neutron | particle without a charge in an atom's nucleus |
| nucleus | the site of ribosome production within the nucleus of eukaryotic cells. |
| proton | positively charged particles in an atom's nucleus |
| van der Waals force | attractive forces between molecules. |
| activation | minimum amount of energy needed for reactants to form products in a chemical reaction. |
| active site | specific place where substrate binds on an enzyme. |
| catalyst | substances that speeds up a chemical reaction by reducing he activation energy. |
| chemical reaction | energy-requiring process by which atoms or groups of atoms in substances are changed into different substances. |
| enzyme | protein that speeds up a biological reaction by lowering the activation energy needed to start the reaction. |
| product | substance formed by a chemical reaction; located on the right side of the arrow in a chemical equation |
| reactant | substance that exist before a chemical reaction starts; located on the left side of the arrow in a chemical equation |
| substrate | reactant to which any enzyme binds |
| acid | substance that releases hydrogen ions when dissolved in water; an acidic solution has a pH less than 7. |
| base | substance that release hydroxide ions when dissolved in water; a basic solution has a pH greater than 7. |
| buffer | mixture that can react with an acid or a base to maintain the pH within a specific range. |
| hydrogen bond | weak electrostatic bond formed by the attraction of opposite charges between a hydrogen atom and an oxygen,fluorine, or nitrogen atom |
| mixture | combination of two or more different substances in which each substance keeps its individuals characteristics; can have a uniform composition (homogeneous) or have distinct areas of substances (heterogenous). |
| pH | measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution |
| polar molecule | molecule with oppositely charged regions |
| solute | substance dissolved in a solvent. |
| solution | homogeneous mixture formed when a substance is dissolved in another substance |
| solvent | substance in which another substance is dissolved. |
| amino acid | carbon compound joined by peptide bonds building block of proteins |
| carbohydrate | organic compound containing carbon, hydrcompogen and oxygen in a ratio of one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms for each carbon atom. |
| liquid | |
| macromolecule | strainer like opening through which water enters the water-vascular system in most echinoderms. |
| nucleic acid | complex macromolecule that stores and communicates genetic information |
| nucleotide | a subunit of nucleic acid formed from a simple sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base. |
| polymer | tube shaped sessile body form of cnidarians |
| protein | organic compound made of animo acids joined by peptide bonds primary building block of organisms |