Unit 1 '24-'25 Vocab. Flashcard

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Mixture that reacts with acids or bases to maintain pH.

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Buffer

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Substance that releases H+ in water, pH < 7

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Acids

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Water's tendency to form hydrogen bonds with substances other than water.

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Hydrophobic

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Water's tendency to form hydrogen bonds with itself.

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Cohesion

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Homogeneous mixture formed when a solute is dissolved in a solvent.

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Solution

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Substance that dissolves.

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Solvent

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Subunit of nucleic acid: simple sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base.

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Nucleotides

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Complex macromolecule that stores & communicates genetic info.

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Nucleic Acid

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Large molecule formed by joining smaller organic molecules.

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Macromolecules

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Carbon compound linked by peptide bonds, building blocks of proteins.

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Amino Acid