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Biology chpt 2

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Acid any compound that increases the number of hydronium ions when dissolved in water
Active Site the site on an enzyme that attaches to a substrate
Adhesion is water sticking to other things
Base any compound that increases the number of hydroxide ions when dissovled in water
Buffer are chemicals that neutralize the effects of adding small amounts of either an acid or a base to a solution
Carbonhydrate any organic compound that is made of carbon,hydrogen,and oxyegnand that provides nutrients to the cell of living things
Cohesion are water molecules sticking to themselves
Concentration the amount of particular substance in a given quantity of a mixture,solution,ore
Deoxyribonucleic acid contains genetic information for cell activities
Enzyme speeds up chemical reactions and binds to specific substrates
fatty acid unbranched carbon molecules that have a hydrophilic end and a hydrophobic end
lipid fats and oils
ph scale a scale to measure the acidic and basic properties of an object
protein rebuilds muscles
ribonucleic acid a natural polymer that is present in all living things that plays a role in protein synthesis
solute is a substance that dissolves in a solvent
solution a homogenous mixture in which two or more substances are uniformly dispersed
solvent the substance in which the solute is dissolved
steroid a type of lipid of lipid that consists of four carbon rings to which various functional groups are attached and that usually has a physiological action
substrate a part, substance, or element that lies beneath or support another part, or element; the reactant in reactions catalyzed by enzymes
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