Chemistry of Life Vocab Practice

the unequal charge of a molecule; water is polar where the hydrogen side is more positive and the oxygen side is more negative

• Polarity

• Charbohydrate

• Adhesion

• Solvent

water molecules are attracted to other water molecules

• Solvent

• Cohesion

• Adhesion

• Carbon

water molecules are attracted to other molecules or surfaces

• Cohesion

• Adhesion

• Polarity

• Solvent

attraction between water molecules at the surface that causes water to resist an external force

• Cohesion

• Polarity

• Carbohydrate

• Surface Tension

able to dissolve other substances

• Solvent

• Polarity

• Lipid

• Protein

Macromolecules made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Also known as sugars and starches; main source of energy for living things

• Protein

• Lipid

• Carbohydrate

• Nucleic Acid

Macromolecules made of amino acids; building blocks for tissues in organisms and for enzymes.

• Protein

• Carbohyrate

• Lipid

• Nucleic Acid

Macromolecule that makes up DNA & RNA and stores genetic information

• Protein

• Lipid

• Carbohyrate

• Nucleic Acid

Macromolecules made of fatty acids that store energy; main component of the cell membrane

• Carbohydrate

• Nucleic Acid

• Protein

• Lipid

Proteins that act as biological catalysts to speed up reactions; names usually end in -ase

• Protein

• Enzyme

• Carbohydrate

• Solvent