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.Chapter 2
Florida Biology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Atom | The smallest unit of matter that cannot be broken down by chemical means. |
| Element | A pure substance made of only one kind of atom. |
| Compound | A substance made of the joined atoms of two or more different elements. |
| Molecule | A group of atoms held together by covalent bonds. |
| Ion | An atom of malecule that has gained or lost one or more electrons. |
| Cohesion | An attraction between substances of the same kind. |
| Adhesion | An attraction between different substances. |
| Solution | A mixture in which one or more substances are evenly distributed in another substance. |
| Acids | Compounds that form hydrogen ions when dissolved in water. |
| Bases | Compounds that reduce the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution. |
| Carbohydrates | Organic compounds made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms in the proportion of 1:2:1. |
| Monosaccharide | A simple sugar that is the basic subunit of a carbohydrate. |
| Lipids | Nonpolar molecules that are not soluble or mostly insoluble in water. |
| Protein | A large molecule formed by linked smaller molecules called amino acids. |
| Amino Acids | The building blocks of proteins. |
| Nucleic Acid | A long chain of smaller molecules called nucleotides. |
| Nucleotide | A subunit in a nucleic-acid chain that consists of a sugar, a phosphate, and a nitrogenous base. |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid, a natural polymer that is present in all living cells and that plays a role in protein synthesis. |
| ATP | Adenosine Triphosphate, a single nucleotide with two extra energy-storing phosphate groups. |
| Energy | The ability to move or change matter. |
| Activation Energy | The energy needed to start a chemical reaction. |
| Enzymes | Substances that increase the speed of chemical reactions. |
| Substrate | A substance on which an enzyme acts during a chemical reaction. |
| Active Sites | The site on an enzyme that attaches to a substrate. |