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Matter

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Anything that occupies space and has mass

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Mass

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Amount of matter in any object, which does not change

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Weight

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The force of gravity acting on matter, does not change

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What are the major elements?

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  1. Oxygen
  2. Carbon
  3. Hydrogen
  4. Nitrogen
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What are the eight lesser elements?

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Calcium
Phosphorus
Potassium
Sulfur
Sodium
Chlorine
Magnesium
Iron

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What are elements made up of?

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Atoms

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Oxygen

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65% of body mass, part of water and many organic molecules. Used to generate ATP. Used by cells to temporarily store chemical energy

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Carbon

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18.5% of body mass, forms backbone chains and rings of all organic molecules: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids (DNA and RNA)

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Hydrogen

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9.5% of body mass, constituent of water and most organic molecules; ionized from H+ makes body fluids more acidic

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Nitrogen

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3.2% of body mass, component of all proteins and nucleic acid

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Calcium

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1.5% of body mass, contributes to hardness of bones and teeth; ionized from Ca2+ needed for blood clotting, release of some hormones, contraction of muscle, and many other processes

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Phosphorus

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1.0% of body mass, component of nucleic acids and ATP; required for normal bone and tooth structure

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Potassium

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.35% of body mass, ionized from K+ is the most plentiful cation (positively charged particle) in intercellular fluid; needed to generate action potentials

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Atomic number

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Number of protons in the nucleus of an atom

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Mass number

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Sum of an atoms protons and neutrons

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Isotopes

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Atoms of an element that have different numbers of neutrons and therefore different mass numbers

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Radioactive isotopes

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Unstable, nuclei decay into a stable configuration emitting radiation

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Compound

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A substance that contains atoms of two or more different elements

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Ion

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An atom that gives up or gains electrons

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Molecule

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When two or more atoms share electrons, molecules can consist of two atoms of the same kind

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Chemical bonds

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Forces that hold together the atoms of a molecule or a compound

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Ionic bond

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The force of attraction that holds together ions with opposite charges

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Cation

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Positively charged ion

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Anion

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Negatively charged ion

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Electrolyte
Ionic compound that breaks apart into positive and negative ions in solution
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Covalent bonds
Forms when two or more atoms share electrons rather than gaining or losing them
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If two atoms share a large amount of electron their covalent bond will be?
Stronger
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Single covalent bond
Atoms share one electron pair
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What’s an example of an important polar covalent bond?
The bond between oxygen and hydrogen in a water molecule
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Polar covalent bond
Sharing of electrons is unequal, resulting molecule has a partial negative charge which attracts electrons more strongly which is called electronegativity
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Hydrogen bond
Forms when a hydrogen atom with a partial positive charge attracts the partial negative charge of a neighbouring electronegative atoms, usually larger oxygen or nitrogen atoms
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Energy
Capacity to do work
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Chemical energy
A form of potential energy that is stored in the bonds of compounds and molecules
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What’s the principle known as law of conservation of energy
Energy can be neither created nor destroyed, it may be converted from one form to another
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What happens when energy goes from one form to another?
Releases heat, some of which is used to maintain normal body temp
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Exergonic reactions
Release more energy than they absorb
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Endergonic reactions
Absorb more energy than they release
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Metabolism
Refers to the chemical reactions in the body
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Activation energy
Collision energy needed to break the chemical bonds of the reactants
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What influences the chance that a collision will occur and cause a chemical reaction?
Concentration Temperature
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Concentration
The more particles of matter present in a confined space, the greater the chance that they will collide
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Temperature
Temperature rises, particle of matter move about more rapidly
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Catalyst
Chemical compounds that speed up chemical reactions by lowering the activation energy needed for a reaction to occur
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Types of chemical reactions
Synthesis reactions- anabolism Decomposition reactions- catabolism Reversible reactions Oxidation-reduction reactions Exchange reactions
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Anabolic reactions
Usually endergonic because they absorb more energy than they release
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Decomposition reactions
Split up large molecules into smaller atoms, ions, or molecules and are referred to as catabolism
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Exchange reactions
Use synthesis and decomposition reactions
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Oxidation
Refers to loss of electrons
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Reduction
Refers to the gain of electrons
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Oxidation-reduction reactions
One substance gains molecules and one loses molecules at the same time
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Inorganic compounds
Lack carbon and are structurally simple
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Organic compounds
Contain carbon, usually contain hydrogen and always have covalent bonds
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Water
Most important and abundant inorganic compound in all living systems
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What does it mean when you say waters heat of vaporization is high?
You need large amounts of heat to change it from a liquid to a gas
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mixture
Combination of elements or compounds that are physically blended together but not bound by chemical bonds
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Colloid
Particles are large enough to scatter light
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Suspension
Material may mix but eventually settles out
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What does it mean that water can release or absorb a relatively large amount of heat with only a modest change in temperature?
It has a high heat capacity
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When inorganic acids, bases, or salts dissolve in water, they what?
Dissociate
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What does an acid dissociate into?
One or more hydrogen ions H+
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Dissociate
When inorganic acids, based, or salts dissolve in water, they separate into ions and become surrounded by water molecules
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What is an acid?
A substance that dissociates into one or more hydrogen ions and one or more anions
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What is a base?
Removes hydrogen ions from a solution
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Buffer system
Works to convert strong acids or bases into weak acids or bas s
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Carbonic acid-bicarbonate buffer system
Carbonic acid can act as a weak acid, and bicarbonate ion can act as a weak base. So this buffer system can compensate for either an excess or shortage of hydrogen ions
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Small organic molecules that can combine into very large molecules?
Macromolecules
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Large molecule formed by the covalent bonding of many identical or similar small building-block molecules called monomers?
Polymers
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Molecules that have the same molecular formula but different structures are called?
Isomers
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What do carbohydrates include?
Sugars, glycogen, starches, cellulose
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Major groups of carbohydrates
Monosaccharides Disaccharide Polysaccharide
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Monosaccharide
Simple sugar, 3-7 carbon atoms
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Disaccharide
Simple sugar, formed by two monosaccharides through dehydration synthesis
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Polysaccharide
Tens or hundreds monosaccharides joined through dehydration synthesis, water insoluble, not sweet. Main one glycogen. Starches, cellulose.
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Different types of lipids?
Fatty acids Triglycerides Phospholipids Steroids Eicosanoids Prostaglandins Leukotrienes
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Lipids
Organic compound, 18-25% of body mass, contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Insoluble in water
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Fatty acids
Used to synthesize triglycerides and phospholipids. Can be catabolism’s into ATP
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Saturated fatty acid
One single covalent bond between the carbon atoms of the hydrocarbon chain. Because they lack double bonds each carbon atom of the hydrocarbon chain is saturated with hydrogen atoms.
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Unsaturated fatty acid
Contains one or more double covalent bonds between the carbon atoms of the hydrocarbon chains. Not completely saturated with hydrogen atoms
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Triglycerides
Body’s most highly concentrated form of chemical energy Glycerol Saturated fat Mono saturated fat Polyunsaturated fat
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Proteins
Large molecules that contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen Monomers of proteins are amino acids Structural Regulatory Contractile Immunological Transport Catalytic
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Peptide bond
Covalent bond joining each pair of amino acids
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Properties of enzymes?
Highly specific-binds only to particular substrate Very efficient Enzymes are subject to a variety of cellular controls
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How does an enzyme work?
1. Substrates make contact with active site on surface, forming enzyme-substrate complex 2. Substrate molecules transformed by the rearrangement of existing atoms, break down substrate molecule or combine several substrate molecules into the products of the reaction 3. After the reaction is completed the reaction products move away from the enzyme, the unchanged enzyme is free to attach to other substrate molecules
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Nucleic acids
DNA and RNA
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Different parts of the nucleotide?
1. Nitrogenous base 2. Pentode sugar 3. Phosphate group
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Removing the third phosphate group in ATP produces what?
A molecule called adenosine diphosphate (ADP)
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Where does the cell get the energy required to produce ATP?
Supplied mainly by the catabolism of glucose in a process called cellular respiration
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Two phases of cellular respiration?
Anaerobic phase Aerobic phase

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