KEY TERMS

biological macromolecule

metabolite

deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

protein

Eukarya

Bacteria

Archaea

eukaryote

prokaryote

double helix

covalent bond

resonance structure

ionic interaction

hydrogen bond

van der Waals interaction

hydrophobic effect

hydrophobic interaction

entropy

enthalpy

free energy (Gibbs free energy)

pH

pKa value

buffer

predisposition

microbiome

amino acid

genetic code