Vocab
AP Biology
CHAPTER 1 TEN THEMES IN THE STUDY OF LIFE
Chapter 2 -THE CHEMICAL CONTEXT OF LIFE
Matter
Element
Compound
Trace Element
Atom
Neutron
Proton
Electron
Atomic Nucleus
dalton
atomic number
Mass number
atomic weight
isotopes
radioactive isotopes
Energy
Potential Energy
Energy levels
Electron Shells
Valence Electrons
Valence shells
Orbitals
Covalent bonds
Molecule
structural formula
molecular formula
double covalent bond
valence
electronegativity
polar covalent bonds
ions
cation
anion
ionic compounds
salts
Hydrogen bonds
van der Waals interactions
Chemical reactions
reactamts
products
chemical equilibrium
polar molecule
Chapter 3 Water and the fitness of the environment
polar molecule
cohesion
adhesion
surface tension
kinetic energy
Heat
Temperature
calorie
kilocalorie
specific heat
Heat of vaporization
evaporative cooling
solution
solute
solvent
aqueous solution
hydration shell
hydrophilic
mole
molarity
molecular weight
hydrogen ions
hydroxide ion
acid
base
pH
Buffers
Acid precipitation
Chapter 4 Carbon and the molecular diversity of life
Organic chemistry
hydrocarbons
isomers
structural isomers
geometric isomers
Enantiomer
Functional group
hydroxyl group
alcohols
carbonyl group
aldehyde
ketone
carboxyl group
amino group
amines
sulfhydryl group
thiols
phosphate group
macromolecules
polymers
monomers
condensation reaction
dehydration reaction
hydrolysis
Carbohydrates
monosaccharides
disaccharide
glycosidic linkage
Polysaccharides
starch
glycogen
cellulose
lipids
fat
fatty acid
triacylglycerol
saturated fatty acids
unsaturated fatty acids
phospholipids
Steroids
cholesterol
amino acids
peptide bond
Primary structure of proteins
Secondary structure of proteins
Tertiary structure of proteins
Quaternary structure of proteins
hydrophobic interactions
disulfide bridges
denaturation
chaperonins
X ray crystallography
gene
nucleic acids
DNA
RNA
nucleotides
pyrimidine
Purine
deoxyribose
polynucleotide
double helix
Chapter 5
CHAPTER 26
Stromatolites
Spontaneous generation
biogenesis
Protobionts
three domain system