Biology Biochemistry Terms

1. The smallest unit of matter that retains the properties of an element.

Proton

Neutron

Atom

Product

2. The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom, unique for each element and designated by a subscript to the left of the elemental symbol.

Reactant

Nonpolar

Ionic bond

Atomic number

3. A chemical process that lyses or splits molecules by the addition of water; an essential process in digestion.

Nucleic acid

Enzyme

Macromolecule

Hydrolysis

4. A polymer consisting of many nucleotide monomers; serves as a blueprint for proteins and, through the actions of proteins, for all cellular activities. The two types are DNA and RNA.

Nuetron

Nucleic acid

Acid

Element

5. An electrically neutral particle (a particle having no electrical charge), found in the atom.

Base

Lip

Neutron

Electron

6. A sugar (monosaccharide) or one of its dimers (disaccharides) or polymers (polysaccharides).

Enzyme

Carbohydrate

Lip

Proton

7. A class of proteins serving as catalysts, chemical agents that change the rate of a reaction without being consumed by the reaction.

Ion

Enzyme

Compound

Molecules

8. the end result of production

Product

Sum

Catalyst

Atomic number

9. A substance that lowers the activation energy of a chemical reaction by forming a temporary association with the reacting molecules; as a result, the rate of the reaction is accelerated.

Lipid

Element

Hydrolysis

Catalyst

10. A subatomic particle with a single positive electrical charge, found in the nucleus of the atom.

Proton

Neutron

Electron

Atom

11. A three-dimensional biological polymer constructed from a set of 20 different monomers called amino acids.

Protein

Product

Enzyme

Base

12. A substance that reduces the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution.

Enzyme

Nucleic acid

Active site

Base

13. A particle with a single negative charge; one or more electrons orbit the nucleus of the atom.

Electron

Neutron

Proton

Atom

14. Two or more atoms held together by covalent bonds.

Atom

Molecule

Electron

Covalent bond

15. A giant molecule of living matter formed by the joining of smaller molecules, usually by condensation synthesis. Polysaccharides, proteins, and nucleic acids

Concentration

Ion

Nucleic acid

Macromolecule

16. An atom that has gained or lost electrons, thus acquiring a charge.

Electron

Neutron

Proton

Ion

17. Any substance that cannot be broken down to any other substance.

Ion

Element

Polar

Reactant

18. A chemical bond formed as a result of the sharing of one or more pairs of electrons.

Covalent bond

Ion bond

Element

Product

19. Having parts or areas with opposed or contrasting properties, such as positive and negative charges, head and tail.

Polar

Substrate

Proton

Atom

20. Exclusive attention to one object

Hydroysis

Carbohydrate

Concentration

Proyon

21. Containing no permanently dipolar molecules

Nonpolar

Lipid

Polar

Base

22. A substance or compound that increases the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution.

Protein

Acid

Enzyme

Ion

23. The specific portion of an enzyme that attaches to the substrate by means of weak chemical bonds.

Catalyst

Active site

Covalent bond

Nonpolar

24. 1.The substance on which an enzyme works. (2) The foundation to which an organism is attached.

Lip

Catalyst

Polar

Substrate

25. A starting material in a chemical reaction.

Polar

Product

Substrate

Reactant

26. One of a family of compounds, including fats, phospholipids, and steroids, that are insoluble in water.

Element

Lip

Protein

Compound

27. A condition in which male and female gametes are morphologically indistinguishable.

Electron

Product

Ionic bond

Elctron

Biology Biochemistry Terms

1. The smallest unit of matter that retains the properties of an element.

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2. The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom, unique for each element and designated by a subscript to the left of the elemental symbol.

3. A chemical process that lyses or splits molecules by the addition of water; an essential process in digestion.

4. A polymer consisting of many nucleotide monomers; serves as a blueprint for proteins and, through the actions of proteins, for all cellular activities. The two types are DNA and RNA.

5. An electrically neutral particle (a particle having no electrical charge), found in the atom.

6. A sugar (monosaccharide) or one of its dimers (disaccharides) or polymers (polysaccharides).

7. A class of proteins serving as catalysts, chemical agents that change the rate of a reaction without being consumed by the reaction.

8. the end result of production

9. A substance that lowers the activation energy of a chemical reaction by forming a temporary association with the reacting molecules; as a result, the rate of the reaction is accelerated.

10. A subatomic particle with a single positive electrical charge, found in the nucleus of the atom.

11. A three-dimensional biological polymer constructed from a set of 20 different monomers called amino acids.

12. A substance that reduces the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution.

13. A particle with a single negative charge; one or more electrons orbit the nucleus of the atom.

14. Two or more atoms held together by covalent bonds.

15. A giant molecule of living matter formed by the joining of smaller molecules, usually by condensation synthesis. Polysaccharides, proteins, and nucleic acids

16. An atom that has gained or lost electrons, thus acquiring a charge.

17. Any substance that cannot be broken down to any other substance.

18. A chemical bond formed as a result of the sharing of one or more pairs of electrons.

19. Having parts or areas with opposed or contrasting properties, such as positive and negative charges, head and tail.

20. Exclusive attention to one object

21. Containing no permanently dipolar molecules

22. A substance or compound that increases the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution.

23. The specific portion of an enzyme that attaches to the substrate by means of weak chemical bonds.

24. 1.The substance on which an enzyme works. (2) The foundation to which an organism is attached.

25. A starting material in a chemical reaction.

26. One of a family of compounds, including fats, phospholipids, and steroids, that are insoluble in water.

27. A condition in which male and female gametes are morphologically indistinguishable.