Properties of Water and Biomolecules

Water is ____ due to the uneven charges of the molecule.

• polar

• acidic

• basic

• negative

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Water is attracted to other, different substances, such as water being attracted to glass. This property is known as ___.

• adhesion

• cohesion

• heat capacity

• capillary action

Which biomolecule is found in fats and waxes and stores energy?

• Proteins

• Nucleic Acid

• Lipids

• Carbohydrate

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Which biomolecule prevents water loss?

• Carbohydrates

• Proteins

• Fats

When water is added to a polymer or macromolecule to break it into smaller subunits or monomers

• dehydration

• demolition

• decontaminate

• hydrolysis

Molecules with a positively charged end and a negatively charged end which dissolve in water.

• nonpolar

• dehydration synthesis

• hydrolysis

• polar

Water FEARING molecules that can not form hydrogen bonds with water and do not dissolve in water.

• monomers

• hydrophobic

• hydrophilic

• polymers

Water LOVING molecules that form hydrogen bonds with water and dissolve in water.

• monomers

• hydrophobic

• hydrophilic

• polymers

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Smallest unit a biomolecule can be broken down into while still maintaining the properties.

• monomer

• polymer

• hydrolysis

• atom

The ability of water molecules to stick to each other, creating surface tension is called:

• Cohesion

• Adhesion

• Insulation

• Ph