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Chapter 2 Part 2 Flashcards

1
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Mixtures

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Physically blended but not chemically combined

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Solvency

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Ability to dissolve other chemicals

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Hydrophilic examples

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Ions polar molecules, anything with a charge

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Hydrophobic examples

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No polar, neutral or uncharged

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Metabolic reactions depends on

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Solvency in water

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Will polar ions and molecules mix with water

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Yes

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7
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Will non polar ions mix with water

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No

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Adhesion

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Water adheres to other substances

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Cohesion

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Water molecules cling to each other

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Chemical reactivity

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Ability to participate in chemical reactions

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Hydrolysis

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Breaking down large molecules into smaller ones

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Dehydration synthesis

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Joins 2 simple molecules to form a large molecule

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Solution

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Usually small enough to pass through a cell membrane, solutes small and dissolved in solvent

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14
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Acid

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A substance that dissociates in solution that produce hydrogen ions

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Base or alkaline

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A substance that dissociates in solutions to yield cations and hydroxide ions

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Salt

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A substance that dissociates in solution producing cations and anions not hydrogen ions or hydroxide ions

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17
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Ph scale

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Acid 0-6.99 base 7.01-14 neutral 7

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18
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Buffers

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Help prevent large changes in ph

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19
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Energy

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Any capacity to move something

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20
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Potential energy

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Energy store in an object

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21
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Chemical energy

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Potential energy in molecular bonds

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22
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Free energy

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Potential energy available in a system to do useful work

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Kinetic energy

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Energy in motion

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Heat

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Kinetic energy of molecular motion

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25
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Chemical reaction

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A process in which covalent or ionic bond is formed or broken

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Chemical equation

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Symbolizes course of chemical reaction

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27
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Classes of chemical reactions

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Decomposition reactions and synthesis reaction

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28
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Decomposition reaction

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Large molecule breaks down into two or more smaller ones

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Synthesis reaction

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Two or more small molecules combined to for a larger one

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30
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Reach equilibrium

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When ratio of products to reactants is stable

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31
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Reactions rates increase when

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The reactants are more concentrated, the temperature rises or a catalyst is present

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32
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Metabolism

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All chemical reactions of the body

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Catabolism

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Energy increasing decomposition reactions

34
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Word for energy releasing

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Exergonic

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Anabolism

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Energy storing synthesis reactions

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Endergonic means

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Energy storing

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Oxidation

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An exergonic reaction in which electrons are removed from a reactant

38
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Reduction

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A reaction in which electrons are donated to a reactant

39
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Organic chemistry

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The study of compounds containing carbon

40
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Four categories of carbon compounds

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Carbohydrates lipids proteins nucleic acids

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Macromolecules

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Very large organic molecules with high molecular weights

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Polymers

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Macromolecules made of a chain of monomers

43
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Monomers are linked together by

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Dehydration synthesis

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Dehydration synthesis

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Monomers covalently bonded together to form a polymer with the removal of a water molecule

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Hydrolysis

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Splitting a polymer with water

46
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Carbohydrates primary function is

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Energy

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Carbohydrates general formula is

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(Ch2o)n

48
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The 3 sizes of carbohydrates

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Monosaccharides, disaccharide and polysaccharides

49
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Monosaccharides

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Simple sugar types like blood sugar

50
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3 types of monosaccharides

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Glucose fructose galactose

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Disaccharides

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Table sugar

52
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3 types of disaccharides

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Sucrose lactose maltose

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Polysaccharides

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Glycogen stored in skeletal system and liver

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Starch

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Energy storage in plants that is digestible by humans

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Cellulose

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Structural molecule in plants important for human digestion fiber but not actually digestible

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Are carbohydrates hydrophobic or hydrophilic

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Hydrophilic

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Lipids

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Grouped together because part or the whole molecule is hydrophobic

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4 lipids are

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Fatty acids triglycerides phospholipids steroids

59
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Fatty acids

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chain of 4-24 carbon atoms with carboxyl group on one end and methyl group on the other end

60
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Triglycerides

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Three fatty acids linked to glycerol formed by dehydration synthesis

61
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Since triglycerides are hydrophobic how are they transported in the human body

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Lipoproteins

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Phospholipids

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Similar to. Wirral fats but replace one fatty acid with a phosphate group

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Composition of phospholipid molecule is

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A polar head that forms hydrogen bonds and 2 nonpolar fatty acid tails that only interact with lipids

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Composition of cell membrane

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A double layer of phospholipids

65
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Cholesterol

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Parent steroid with which the other steroids are synthesized

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Protein

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A polymer of amino acids

67
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Amino acids

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Central carbon with 3 attachments

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3 attachments of amino acid are

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Amino group carboxyl group and radical group

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Peptide

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Any molecule composed of 2 or more amino acids

70
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Protein structure

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Primary secondary tertiary

71
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Body regions of front chest

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Pectoral

72
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Front middle chest

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Sternal

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Armpits

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Axillary

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Shoulders

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Acromial

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Sides of the back

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Scapular

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Middle of back

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Vertebral

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2 main organ systems in the chest

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Circulatory and respiratory

78
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Functions of cardiovascular system

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Circulates nutrients oxygen waste and hormones

79
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Function of respiratory system

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Exchange of gases maintains ph of blood for speaking

80
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Wall layer of membrane

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Parietal

81
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Organ side of membrane

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Visceral

82
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The lower the ph the

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More hydrogens

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