Chemistry of Life
Mecca Lee , Marissa Broady
Water and it's characteristics
- What is adhension ?
- Adhension is the action to a surface or object
- What is cohension ?
- cohension is an attraction between substances
- What is polarity ?
- the property of having poles or being polar
- What is heat storage ?
- A medium that collects solar heat
An example of cohension
It shows the bug attached to the water
An example of adhension
The raindrops hanging off the leaves shows adhension
An example of Polarity
It shows the molecule and Hydrogen bonds
Enzymes
What is Enzymes ?
- Enzymes is a substance produced by a living organism that acts as a catalyst to bring about a specific biochemical reaction.
What is carbohydrates ?
- any of a large group of organic compounds occurring in foods and living tissues and including sugars, starch, and cellulose. They contain hydrogen and oxygen in the same ratio as water (2:1) and typically can be broken down to release energy in the animal body.
What is proteins ?
- any of a class of nitrogenous organic compounds that consist of large molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids and are an essential part of all living organisms, esp. as structural components of body tissues such as muscle, hair, collagen, etc., and as enzymes and antibodies.
What is lipids ?
- any of a class of organic compounds that are fatty acids or their derivatives and are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents. They include many natural oils, waxes, and steroids.
What is nucleic acids ?
- a complex organic substance present in living cells, esp. DNA or RNA, whose molecules consist of many nucleotides linked in a long chain.