______are proteins that act as catalysts to speed up chemical reactions.
enzymes
A _________ is a heterogeneous mixture with really really big solutes than can separate easily from the solution. Blood is an example of this mixture.
Suspension
A _______ bond is one in which an electrons are shared between 2 atoms.
Covalent
XY = X + Y is an example of a __________ reaction.
Decomp
Which of the following group of organic molecules are primarily used for long-term energy storage and can be a chemical messenger in the form of hormones?
lipids/fats
Cholesterol is an example of a ________
phospholipid
Which one of the following are the building blocks of a protein?
amino acids
AGCT are the bases for DNA or RNA
DNA
Uracil only occurs in what?
RNA
Sol-gel transformation is an ability of _______ to transform from a fluid to a solid and back again.
colloids
ionic bond
covalent bond
The reason you can move from one objective to the next on the microscope without needing to adjust the focus much is because most microscopes are ___________.
parfocal
A + B = AB is a ________ reaction which requires energy.
This is a/an ________ process
synthesis, anabolic
Molecules that are held together by an ionic bond easily break apart in water into these positive and negative charged atoms. These mineral compounds are called_______
salts
What substances like to give away H+ ions?
acids
A sequence of nucleotides that carries information to make one peptide chain is a/an…
gene
What are the 4 organic componds?
carbs, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids
Starting with the basic unit of life, list the 4 levels (in order) of organization that lead up to an entire BODY.
cells, tissues, organs, systems
What are the 4 atoms that make up 96% of all organic life?
carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen
If it loses one, it has a positive charge and is called a/an
cation
if it gains one it has a negative charge and is called a/an
anion