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| amount of energy required to start a chemical reaction |
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| attraction between molecules of different substances |
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| organic molecule with an amino group and a carboxyl group; building blocks of proteins. |
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| organic compound composed of carbon, hydrogen & oxygen; main energy source |
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| attraction between substances/molecules of the same kind |
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| double stranded helical nucleic acid that stores hereditary information |
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| Endergonic (endothermic) reaction |
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| amount of energy required to start a chemical reaction |
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| study of the flow and transformation of energy |
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| protein that acts as a catalyst by speeding up a chemical reaction |
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| Exergonic (exothermic) reaction |
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| an energy releasing reaction |
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| weak chemical reaction between 2 polar molecules; usually involving hydrogen bonded to oxygen.... |
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| nonpolar organic molecules that are not soluble in water consisting mostly of carbon and hydrogen |
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| study of biochemical and molecular interactions within living cells |
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| Nitrogen containing components of nucleic acids |
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| organic molecule made of nucleotides containing hydrgen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon & phosphorus |
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| consists of nitrogeneous base, 5-carbon sugar and phosphate group |
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| The logarithmic measure of the number of hydrogen ions in solution |
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| made up of lipid bilayer of of cell membranes; consist of polar phosphate head and 2 nonpolar fatty acid tails |
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| property of molecules due to the uneven distribution of electrons between the atoms |
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