The Chemistry of Life (chapter 2) Vocabulary Practice

Elements or compounds that enter into a chemical reaction

• reactant

• product

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Elements or compounds produced by a chemical reaction

• reactant

• product

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Small chemical unit that makes up a polymer

• polymer

• polysaccharide

• monomer

Process that changes, or transforms, one set of chemicals into another set of chemicals

• activation energy

• chemical reaction

• reactants

• enzymes

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The basic unit of matter

• proton

• neutron

• electron

• atom

Force of attraction between different kinds of molecules

• cohesion

• van der waals force

• adhesion

• compound

Macromolecule made mostly from carbon and hydrogen atoms; includes fats, oils, and waxes

• carbohydrate

• lipid

• protein

• nucleic acids

Reactant of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction

• product

• enzyme

• substrate

• lipid

Chemical bond formed when one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to another

• covalent bond

• ionic bond

• hydrogen bond

• van der waals force

Substance formed by the chemical combination of two or more elements in definite proportions

• ion

• element

• enzyme

• compound