Biochemistry Flashcards
Nucleus
Strong forces by protons and neutrons together in the center of an atom
Atom
Basic unit of matter
Protons
Positive, in nucleus
Neutrons
Neutral in nucleus
Electrons
Negative surrounding nucleus
Wire at homes neutral despite having charged particles
There are equal number of protons and electrons
Element
A pure substance that consists entirely of one type of atom
What does an element atomic number represent
The number of protons in and Atom of an element
Isotopes
Atoms of the same element that differ in the number of neutrons
Chemical compound
A substance formed by the chemical combination of two or more elements in definite proportions
Chemical bonds
Hold the atoms and compounds together
Covalent bond
Electrons are shared between Atoms
Ionic bond
One or more out electrons are transferred from one atom to another
Ion
Positively and negatively charged atoms
Molecule
Structure that results when Atoms are doing together by covalent bonds
Why is a water molecule polar
There is an uneven distribution of electrons between the oxygen and hydrogen Atoms
Cohesive
An attraction between molecules of the same substance
Adhesive
The attraction between molecules of a different substance
Capillary action
The rise of water and narrow tube against the force of gravity
Mixture
Material composed of two or more elements or compounds that are physically mixed together
Solution
Evenly distributed throughout
What is the greatest solvent in the world
Water
Solute
What is dissolved in the solution
PH
The concentration of H plus ions in a solution
Acids, bases on the pH scale
Acids 0 to 6.9, bases 7.1-14
Characteristics of acids
Sour, forms H plus ions, strong range from 1 to 3
Characteristics of bases
Deuces hydroxide alkaline strong range from 11 to 14
Buffers
Read acids or bases that react with strong acids or bases to prevent sharp sudden change in pH
What makes the compound organic
Compounds contain carbon
What gives carbon the ability to form chains that are almost unlimited in length
Carbon can bond with other carbon Adams
Macromolecules
Large molecules of living things
For groups of organic compounds
Carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acid and proteins
Three things about carbohydrates
Made of carbon hydrogen and oxygen and, main source of energy, structural purposes
Monosaccharides
Carbohydrate that occurs naturally
Polysaccharides
The large macromolecule formed from Montosa car rides
Plants excess sugar
Plant starts
Animal store excess sugar
Glycogen, animal starch
Fatty acids
Building blocks of lipids
Nucleic acids
Macromolecules containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and, carbon and phosphorus
Nucleotides
Building blocks of nucleic acid
What are the three parts of a nucleotide
Three parts, five carbon sugar, a phosphate group, a nitrogen you space, Polly nucleate
What are the two kinds of nucleic acid
DNA, RNA
Amino acids
Building blocks of proteins
Chemical reaction
A process changing one set of chemicals into another
The closer to zero the blank the acid
Stronger
When the base is close 214 the base is
Stronger
Nucleic acid
Macromolecules containing hydrogen oxygen nitrogen carbon and phosphorus
What is the function of nucleic acid
They store and transmit hereditary or genetic information
What are four rolls of proteins plan a living environment
Control rate of reactions, regulate cell processes, form bones and muscles
Reactants
Elements or compounds that enter into a chemical reaction
Products
Produced by a chemical reaction
What is released or observed whenever chemical bonds form or are broken
Energy
What is activation energy
The energy that is needed to get a reaction started
Catalyst
Speeds up rate of a chemical reaction
Enzymes
Act as a biological catalyst
How do cells use enzymes
Beat up chemical reaction
Water cycle
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, transpiration
Carbon cycle
Biological processes, Geo chemical processes, mixed processes, human activity
Nitrogen cycle
Organisms require to make proteins, makes up 70% of the atmosphere, decays organic materials
Phosphorus cycle
Forms DNA and RNA him, does not enter the atmosphere, is found in rocks soil and ocean sediment