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chemical level
week 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ACID | compound that releases hydrogen ions (H+) in solution |
| AMINO ACID | building block of proteins; characterized by an amino and carboxyl functional groups and a variable side-chain |
| ATOM | smallest unit of an element that retains the unique properties of that element |
| BOND | electrical force linking atoms |
| CARBOHYDRATE | class of organic compounds built from sugars, molecules containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a 1-2-1 ratio |
| COMPOUND | substance composed of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds |
| CONCENTRATION | number of particles within a given space |
| deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) | deoxyribose-containing nucleotide that stores genetic information |
| ELECTRON | subatomic particle having a negative charge and nearly no mass; found orbiting the atom’s nucleus |
| ELEMENT | substance that cannot be created or broken down by ordinary chemical means |
| ENZYME | protein or RNA that catalyzes chemical reactions |
| ION | atom with an overall positive or negative charge |
| ISOTOPE | one of the variations of an element in which the number of neutrons differ from each other |
| MATTER | physical substance; that which occupies space and has mass |
| MOLECULE | two or more atoms covalently bonded together |
| NEUTON | heavy subatomic particle having no electrical charge and found in the atom’s nucleus |
| PRODUCT | one or more substances produced by a chemical reaction |
| PROTEIN | class of organic compounds that are composed of many amino acids linked together by peptide bonds |
| PROTON | heavy subatomic particle having a positive charge and found in the atom’s nucleus |
| SOLUTION | homogeneous liquid mixture in which a solute is dissolved into molecules within a solvent |
| STEROID | lipid compound composed of four hydrocarbon rings bonded to a variety of other atoms and molecules |
| triglyceride | lipid compound composed of a glycerol molecule bonded with three fatty acid chains |