| A | B |
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| cohesion | an attraction between molecules of the same substance |
| adhesion | an attraction between molecules of different substances |
| solution | the gradual disbersement of ions in water forming a type of mixture |
| solute | the substance that is disolved |
| monomer | building blocks of macromolecules |
| polymer | a larger compound that is formed when small compounds/monomers are joined together |
| carbohydrate | compounds made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms |
| monosaccharide | single sugar molecules; monomer of carbohydrate |
| polysaccharide | large macromolecules formed from monosaccharides |
| lipid | generally not soluble in water; made of carbon, hydrogen, little oxygen |
| nucleic acid | macromolecules containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and phosphorus |
| DNA and RNA | examples of nucleic acids |
| protein | macromolecules that contain nitrogen as well as carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen |
| amino acid | monomer of proteins |
| activation energy | the energy that is needed to get a reaction started |
| catalyst | a substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction |
| enzyme | proteins that act as biological catalysts |
| substrate | the reactants of enzyme-catalyzed reactions |
| solvent | the substance in which the solute disolves |
| nucleotides | monomer of nucleic acids; consist of three parts: a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate and a nitrogenous base |
| storage of energy | function of lipids |
| main source of energy | function of carbohydrates |
| storeage of genetic information | function of nucleic acids |
| speed up chemical reaction, fight disease, muscle tissue/nails/hair | functions of proteins |
