adhesion

substance attracted to a different substance (usually charged)

cohesion

( water to water ) substance attracted to itself

Nucleic Acids

elements: carbon, oxygen, hydrogen , phosphate group, nitrogen function: information monomer: nuclei-tides example: DNA , RNA

Hydrogen bonds

noun

slightly positive hydrogen atoms and slightly negative atoms

Proteins

elements: carbon, oxygen, hydrogen nitrogen and sometimes sulfur function: build muscle, and improve eyesight, movement, digestion monomer: amino acid example: meat

high specific heat

resist of change of temperature ; water absorbs a lot of heat before changing phase

Lipids

elements: carbon, oxygen, hydrogen function: energy in cells monomer: phospholipids , fatty acids example: olive oil, butter

Capillary actions

Water moves upward because of adhesion and cohesion

carbohydrate

element: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen function: energy in cells monomer: glucose example: sugars , starch, cellouse

Polar molecules

slightly charged