| A | B |
|---|
| adhesion | attraction of unlike substances |
| cohension | attraction of like substances such as water molecules |
| capillarity | the ability of water to move up narrow tubes or through fine pores |
| hydrogen bond | weak attraction between the positive hydrogen regions and the negative regions of water molecules |
| polar | covalentlly bonded molecule with positive and engative regions |
| monomer | a single unit |
| catalyst | used to decrease the activation energy |
| condensation reaction | the removal of a water molecule to link monomers |
| hydrolysis | the addition of a water molecule to break polymers into monomers |
| substrates | specific molecules that an enzyme acts on |
| macromolecule | a very large polymer |
| organic compound | compound containing C and H in combo |
| polymer | a long chain of monomers linked by dehydration synthesis |
| amino acid | monomer of proteins |
| monosaccharide | monomer of carbohydrates/1 sugar |
| fatty acids and glycerol | monomers of lipids |
| amino acid | monomer for proteins |
| lock and key model | one enzyme fits one substrate |
| nucleotide | monomer for nucleic acids |
| disaccharide | two monosaccharides joined together |
