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 | covalently bonded molecule with positive and engative regions |
ATP | energy storage of all organisms |
hydroxyl | funcitonal groups ofd alochols |
condensation reaction | the removal of a water molecule to link monomers |
hydrolysis | the addition of a water molecule to break polymers into monomers |
functional group | a group of atoms with same chemical properties wherever they are found |
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 |
fatty acids and glycerol | monomers of lipids |
steriod | four fused rings |
dipeptide | two amino acids joined together |
polypetide | many amino acids joined together |
disaccharide | two monosaccharides joined together |