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ch3,4,5 vocab

miller biology

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describes a molecule with opposite charges on opposite ends 1.polar
the force that holds molecules of a single material together 2.cohesion
the attraction between two bodies of different substances that are touching eachother 3.adhesion
the inner force happening when a hydrogen atom that is bonded to a highly electronegative atom of one molecule is attracted to two unshared eletrons of another molecule 4.hydrogen bond
consisting of a proton combined with a molecule of water: H3O+ 5.hydronim ion
the HO- ion 6.hydroxide ion
increases the number of hydronium ions when disolved in water 7.acid
increases the number of hydroxide ions when disolved in water 8.base
a range of values used to show the acidity or alkalinity 9.pH scale
a solution made from weak acid and conjugate base that nuetralizes small amounts of acids or bases added to it 10.buffer
a covalently bonded compound that contains carbon, excluding carbonates and oxides 11.organic compound
a simple molecule that can combine with other like or unlike molecules to make a polymer 12.monomer
a large molecule that is made of more than 5 monomers or smaller units 13.polymer
a chemical reaction when two or more molecules combine to produce water or another simple molecule 14.condensation reaction
an organic molcule that acts as a main energy for a cell; nitrogen base, has suger, and 3 phosphates 15.ATP
any organic compound that is made of carbon, hydrogen,and oxygen and that provides nutrients to the cells of living things 16.carbohydrate
a simple sugar that is that is the basic subunit, or monomer, of a carbohydrate 17.monosaccharide
a suger formed from 2 monosaccharides 18.disaccharide
one of the carbohydrates made up of a long chain of simple sugars; including starch, cellulose, and glycogen 19.polysaccharide
an organic compound that is made up of one or more chains of amino acids and that is a principle component of all cells 20.protein
organic molecules that make up proteins (the building blocks of proteins) 21.amino acid
chemical bond that forms between the carboxyl group of one amino acid and the amino group of another amino acids 22.peptide bond
a long chain of several amino acids 23.polypeptide
a type of protein or RNA molecule that speeds up metabiosm in plants and animals 24.enzyme
a part, substance or element that lies beneth and supports another part, stubstance or element 25.substrate
the place on an enzyme that attaches to a substrate 26.active site
large molecule, includes fats which stores energy and makes up cell membranes 27.lipid
type of lipid that consists of 4 carbon rings 28.steroid
an organic compound, either RNA or DNA, whose molecules are made up of one or two chains of nucleotides and carry genetic information 29.nucleic acid
in a nucleic-acid chain, a subunit that consists of a sugar,a phosphate, and a nitrogenious base 30.nucleotide
the smallest unit that can preform all life processes 31.cell
the region of the cell within the membrane that contains the fluid, the cytoskeleton, and all of the organelles exept the nucleus 32.cytoplasm
the soluble part of the cytoplasm 33.cytosol
a single-celled organism that has no nucleus and no membrane bond organelles such as bacteria and archaea 34.prokaryote
organism made up of many cell with a nucleus enclosed by a membrane and has chromosones (animals, plants and fungus) 35.eukaryote
one of the small bodies found in the cytopasm of a cell and that are specialized to preform a specific function 36.organelle
the cytopalsmic network of protein filaments and tubes that plays in a certral role in cell movement, shape and division 37.cytoskeleton
one on the small, tubular fibers composed of the protein tubulin that are found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells, that compose the cytoskeleton, and that play a role in cell structure and movement 38.microtubule
a fiber inside a eukaryotic cells that is composed mainly of protein actin and that has a role in cell structure and movement 39.microfilament
a hair-like structure arranged in tightly packed rows that projects from the surface of some cells 40.cilium
a long hair like structure that grows out of a cell that allows the cell to move 41.flagellum
an organelle of plant cells that contains specific substances and preforms specific functions for the cell, examples include chlorpasts and chromoplasts 42.plastid
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