Metabolism+Molcules

Metabolism

Living organisms that control their composition by a complex web or chemical reactions

Fatty Acid Structure

Amino Acid Structure

Monosaccharide/Glucose Structure

Anabolic reactions; Condensation

Build molecules; water comes out

Catabolic reaction; hydrolysis

Break down molecules (cause cats rip); water goes in (cause cats drink)

Enzyme

A globular protein which acts as a catalyst for biochemical reactions

“…ase”

Suffix for a type of enzyme

“…ose”

Suffix for a type of sugar

substrate

the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme

Active Site

Region on the surface of an enzyme where the substrate fits

Lactase

Breaks lactose into galactose and glucose

Catalase

Breaks hydroxide into water and oxygen

Protease

Breaks down proteins into amino acids (general term for a protein enzyme)

Denatured Protein

Does not normally return to its former structure aka a sad out-of-a-job enzyme

Carbohydrates

Sugar molecules

Monosaccharide

A sugar molecule/carbohydrate with 1 ring

Polysaccharide

Sugar molecules/carbohydrates with many rings

Fatty Acid

A monomer of a Lipid

Glucose

A monomer of a Carbohydrate and Starch

Macromolecules

Large organic molecules, made up of monomers

Saturated Fatty acids

Have no double bonds=bad

Unsaturated fatty acids

Have double bonds=good

Proteins

Made up of 20 amino acids which are bended by peptide bonds

Temperature and PH

The phenomenons that denature enzymes

Nucleotide

DNA+RNA’s monomer

Monosaccharide

Polysaccharide’s monomer

Amino Acid/polypeptides

Enzyme’s monomer

Fatty acids and glycerol

Phospholipid (A type of triglyceride)’s monomer

Glucose

Starch’s monomer

Glycogen

Monosaccharide’s monomer

Amino Acid

Protein collagen’s monomer

Enzyme

Protein’s polymer

Triglyceride and Cholesterol

Lipids’ polymer

DNA+RNA

Nucleotide’s polymer

Polysaccharide, Cellulose

Carbohydrates’s polymers

The hydrogen bonds between OTHER water molecules

What Makes Water so special?

cohesion

Attraction between water and water; surface tension, Jesus lizard

Adhesion

Attraction between water and other things; why water sticks you when you swim

High Specific heat

Water can absorb/release large amount of heat energy with little change in a Tula temperature

High specific heat of vaporization

In order for H2O to evaporate, hydrogen bonds must be broken, as water evaporates it releases a lot of heat; sweat

Water is less dense than a solid

Frozen water forms a crystal lattice structure whereby molecules are set at fixed distances so there is more space than a liquid; icebergs aka a sad titanic

Homeostasis

Water’s ability to maintain a steady state despite changing conditions