2organic
molecules that contain carbon
3inorganic
molecules that dont contain carbon
4metabolism
the chemical processes within an organism
5metabolite
substance formed in or used by metabolism
6tyores of reactions
condenstation and hydrolysis
7condensation
the addition of water to join monomers, water as a waste product
8hydrolyisis
the use of water to break monomers
9water has polor covalent bonds why?
because hydrodgen is slightly positive and it makes the oxygen slightly negative
10what is water being polar good for
makes a good solvent of charged particles
11is a solvent so that
it is able to transport organsisms within
12high heat capacity good for?
buffering changes in temperature
13large latent heat of vaporisation is a solvent so that
allowing a cooling affect with little loss of water
14cohesion between water molecules so
provides surface tension to support organisms