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Molecules of Life Vocabulary Review

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Mattertakes up space & has mass
Atomsmallest matter unit in chem rxns
Protonpositive charge in nucleus
Electronnegative charge in shells
Neutronno charge in nucleus
Atomic Numbernumber of protons in element
Atomic Massnumber of protons + neutrons in element
Isotopessame element, different # of neutrons
Moleculesatoms bound together
Ionsatoms with + or - charge
Ionic Bondloss & gain of e-, opposites attract
Covalent Bondshared e-
Double Covalent Bond2 shared pairs of e-
Hydrogen BondH+ attracted to - charge
Hydrophilicinteracts with water
Hydrophobicavoids water
Cohesiveclings together
Polarhas + and - charged regions
AcidpH < 7, high H+
BasepH > 7, low H+
NeutralpH = 7, pure water
Organiccontains both C & H
Monomersingle unit of large molecule
Polymerlarge molecule made of monomers
Carbohydratequick energy storage
Condensation Synthesismonomers join, water removed
Hydrolysismonomers split, water added
Starchglucose polymer in plants
Glycogenglucose polymer in animals
Celluloseglucose polymer for plant support
Lipidshydrophobic, many functions
Saturated Fatty Acidno double bonds
Unsaturated Fatty Acidat least one double bond
Amino Acidmonomer of protein
Peptide Bondlink between amino acids
Denaturationprotein changes shape
Enzymeprotein speeds chem rxns
Nucleic Acidsinformation storage & transfer
DNAcontains genes
ATPenergy transfer in cells


Biology
Central Bucks High School East
Doylestown, PA

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