Bio6 Flashcards

1
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the building blocks of matter

A

Atom

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2
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Center of atom with protons and neutrons

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Nucleus

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3
Q

”+” charged particles

A

Proton

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4
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“0” charged

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Neutron

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5
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”-“ charged

A

Electron

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6
Q

Pure substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by physical or chemical mean

A

Element

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7
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Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons

A

Isotope

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8
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Pure substance formed when 2 or more different elements combine

A

Compound

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9
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Two atoms share one or more pairs of outer-shell electrons

A

Covalent bond

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10
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Charged atom

A

Ion

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11
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Is type of chemical bond that involves the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions

A

Ionic bond

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12
Q

An attraction that occurs when molecules come close together causing positive and negative regions to pull on molecules and hold the together

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Van der waals force

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13
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The process by which atoms or group of atoms in substance are reorganized into different substance

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Chemical reaction

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14
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The minimum amount of energy needed for reactants to form products in a chemical reaction

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Activation energy

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15
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A substance that lowers the activation energy needed to start a chemical reaction; remains unchanged at the end of reaction

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Catalyst

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16
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Protein that are biological catalysts that speed up the rate of chemical reactions in biological processes

A

Enzyme

17
Q

The reactants that bird to the enzymes

A

Substrate

18
Q

Specific location where a substrate binds on an enzyme

A

Active site