Cell Chemistry Flashcards
hold atoms in the same molecule together type of bond
intramolecular bonds
electrostatic forces occurring between positively charged and negatively charged electrons of another atom that hold these atoms together in a molecule
chemical bonds
ionic, covalent, hydrophobic, hydrogen bonds are blank bonds
intramolecular
chemical bond that form between two different molecules
intermolecular bonds
hydrogen, hydrophobic, electrostatic forces, van der waals forces can all be blank bonds
intermolecular bonds
bond formed between cation and anion
ionic bonds
strong bond between chemical elements where electrons are shared to fill valence shell
covalent bond
blank covalent bonds allow rotation
single
the force of attraction of a nucleus on the electrons moving around it
electronegativity
electrons are shared equally and there is no polarity; occurs between atoms of similar or identical electronegativity
non polar
electrons are shared unequally between two atoms so there is a negative and positive pole
polar
in cells, molecules are in water which is a blank solvent
polar
polarity promotes the blank of large molecules through hydrogen bonding
stability
polarity of water makes it blank
cohesive
ionic compound is blank
hydrophilic
polar molecules are generally blank
hydrophilic
nonpolar molecules are blank
hydrophobic
molecule that is composed of part hydrophilic and part hydrophobic regions; one part soluble one part not
amphipathic
solute and solvent make this up
solution
small molecules that are the building blocks of larger ones
monomers
large molecules
macromolecules
larger molecules composed of covalently bonded similar or identical monomers
polymers
weak bond that forms due to electrostatic interactions between hydrogen atoms with a positive polarity and more electron attracting atom with a negative polarity
hydrogen bond
weak bonds that occur when nonpolar molecules or nonpolar regions of molecules associate tightly in a polar solven; non polar molecues disrupt hydrogen bonding among water molecules so they are squeezed or pushed together by water molecules to minimum their volume
hydrophobic interactions
hydrophobic interactions play important roles in blank and blank and blank
enzymes binding substrates, protein conformation, stabilization of RNA
weak attractive forces that occur between atoms when they become very close
van der waals forces
van der waals forces occur due to blank polarites in atoms and molecules
temporary
van der waals forces play an important role in blank
enzyme binding substrate
carbon is a major component of blank macromelucules
all
functional group that can act as an acid and make molecule more polar
carboxyl group
functional group that makes molecule an alcohol, makes molecule more polar
hydroxyl group
makes molecule and organic base and makes molecule more polar functional group
amino group
triglycerides are an example of a blank
ester
fatty acids, lipids, and proteins have this functional group
carboxyl
lipids and carbohydrates have this functional group
alcohol
nucleic acids have this functional group
phosphate etherc
certain types of lipids have this functional group
ether
most abundant element
oxygen
protein and RNA make up the most of a blank cell besides blank
prokaryotic, water
water is about blank percent of cells
90-92
molecule that can form hydrogen bonds and other bonds
polar
water has a high blank
specific heat
water is a good solvent for blank and blank molecules
polar, ionic
two key features of water
polarity, cohesiveness
water molecules have high affinity for one another and form blank arrangements
ordered
salts blank in water into their respective ions
dissociate
proton donors; increase concentration of H+ ions
acids
proton acceptors; decrease the conc of H+ ions in a solution
bases
compounds that resist changes in pH by sometimes behaving like an acid, and sometimes like a base
buffer