Bio Chapter 2 Flashcards
Organism
A living thing follows rules of chemistry
Biochemistry
Chemistry of all living organisms
Each substance can be broken down into
Molecules
Molecules
Smallest unit of a substance that still had that substances unique and essential chemistry properties
If you break down a substance further then a molecule is it still considered that substance
No
If a molecule is broken down further you get
Elements
Elements
Substances that cannot be broken down chemically into simpler substances
6 major elements found in all major organisms
CHONPS
CHON makes up what % of all living organisms
95%
What to atoms do to fill there outermost shell
Gain lose or share electrons and become bonded
Name two types of chemical bonds
Ionic Bond / Covalent Bond
What occurs in an ionic bond
When e- are transferred so all atoms have full outer shells (add picture on laptop)
What occurs in a covalent bond
When 2 or more atoms share electrons to fill their outermost shell (picture)
What is a polar covalent bond
When elctrons are not shared evenly in a covalent bond