Biochemistry Flashcards

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Nucleus

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Strong forces by protons and neutrons together in the center of an atom

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Atom

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Basic unit of matter

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Protons

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Positive, in nucleus

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Neutrons

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Neutral in nucleus

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Electrons

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Negative surrounding nucleus

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Wire at homes neutral despite having charged particles

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There are equal number of protons and electrons

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Element

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A pure substance that consists entirely of one type of atom

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What does an element atomic number represent

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The number of protons in and Atom of an element

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Isotopes

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Atoms of the same element that differ in the number of neutrons

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Chemical compound

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A substance formed by the chemical combination of two or more elements in definite proportions

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Chemical bonds

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Hold the atoms and compounds together

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Covalent bond

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Electrons are shared between Atoms

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Ionic bond

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One or more out electrons are transferred from one atom to another

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Ion

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Positively and negatively charged atoms

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Molecule

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Structure that results when Atoms are doing together by covalent bonds

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Why is a water molecule polar

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There is an uneven distribution of electrons between the oxygen and hydrogen Atoms

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Cohesive

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An attraction between molecules of the same substance

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Adhesive

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The attraction between molecules of a different substance

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Capillary action

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The rise of water and narrow tube against the force of gravity

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Mixture

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Material composed of two or more elements or compounds that are physically mixed together

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Solution

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Evenly distributed throughout

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What is the greatest solvent in the world

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Water

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Solute

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What is dissolved in the solution

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PH

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The concentration of H plus ions in a solution

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Acids, bases on the pH scale
Acids 0 to 6.9, bases 7.1-14
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Characteristics of acids
Sour, forms H plus ions, strong range from 1 to 3
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Characteristics of bases
Deuces hydroxide alkaline strong range from 11 to 14
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Buffers
Read acids or bases that react with strong acids or bases to prevent sharp sudden change in pH
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What makes the compound organic
Compounds contain carbon
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What gives carbon the ability to form chains that are almost unlimited in length
Carbon can bond with other carbon Adams
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Macromolecules
Large molecules of living things
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For groups of organic compounds
Carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acid and proteins
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Three things about carbohydrates
Made of carbon hydrogen and oxygen and, main source of energy, structural purposes
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Monosaccharides
Carbohydrate that occurs naturally
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Polysaccharides
The large macromolecule formed from Montosa car rides
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Plants excess sugar
Plant starts
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Animal store excess sugar
Glycogen, animal starch
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Fatty acids
Building blocks of lipids
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Nucleic acids
Macromolecules containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and, carbon and phosphorus
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Nucleotides
Building blocks of nucleic acid
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What are the three parts of a nucleotide
Three parts, five carbon sugar, a phosphate group, a nitrogen you space, Polly nucleate
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What are the two kinds of nucleic acid
DNA, RNA
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Amino acids
Building blocks of proteins
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Chemical reaction
A process changing one set of chemicals into another
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The closer to zero the blank the acid
Stronger
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When the base is close 214 the base is
Stronger
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Nucleic acid
Macromolecules containing hydrogen oxygen nitrogen carbon and phosphorus
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What is the function of nucleic acid
They store and transmit hereditary or genetic information
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What are four rolls of proteins plan a living environment
Control rate of reactions, regulate cell processes, form bones and muscles
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Reactants
Elements or compounds that enter into a chemical reaction
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Products
Produced by a chemical reaction
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What is released or observed whenever chemical bonds form or are broken
Energy
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What is activation energy
The energy that is needed to get a reaction started
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Catalyst
Speeds up rate of a chemical reaction
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Enzymes
Act as a biological catalyst
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How do cells use enzymes
Beat up chemical reaction
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Water cycle
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, transpiration
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Carbon cycle
Biological processes, Geo chemical processes, mixed processes, human activity
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Nitrogen cycle
Organisms require to make proteins, makes up 70% of the atmosphere, decays organic materials
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Phosphorus cycle
Forms DNA and RNA him, does not enter the atmosphere, is found in rocks soil and ocean sediment