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Chapter 2 The Chemical Basis Of Life Flashcards

1
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Anything that occupies space and has mass

A

Matter

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2
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3 types of matter

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Solid, liquid, gas

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3
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Amount of matter in an object

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Mass

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4
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Gravitational force acting on an object

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Weight

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5
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It is the simplest form of matter

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Element

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6
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Smallest particle of an element

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Atom

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7
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What makes up an atom

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Protons, electrons, and neutrons

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8
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What are the subatomic particles

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Proton, neutron, electrons

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9
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Define Proton

A

Positive charged particle located inside the nucleus

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10
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Define neutron

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Neutral charged particle located inside the nucleus

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11
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Define electron

A

Negative charged particle located outside the nucleus

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12
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Define atomic number

A

The number of protons in each atom

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13
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Define mass number

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The number of protons and neutrons in each atom

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14
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When do chemical bonds happen

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Chemical bonds occur when outermost electrons (valence electrons) are transferred or shared between atoms

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15
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Types of chemical bonds

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Ionic, covalent, hydrogen

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16
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A charged atom formed because of a donation or gain of an electron(s)
Example: NA^+

A

Ion

17
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Occurs when there is an attraction between two oppositely charged ions
Example: NaCl

A

Ionic bonding

18
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Forms when a positive end of one polar molecule is weakly attracted to the negative end of another polar molecule

A

Hydrogen bonding

19
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Occurs when there is a formation or breaking of chemical bonds between atoms, ions, molecules, or compounds

A

Chemical reactions

20
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Types of chemical reaction
1. Building a new molecule
2. Breakdown molecule

A

Synthesis reaction
Decomposition reaction

21
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The capacity to do work

A

Energy

22
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Moving of the matter

A

Work

23
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Is a form of energy stored in chemical bonds

A

Chemical energy

24
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Factors which influence the rate of chemical reactions

A

Concentration of the reactants
Temperature
Catalyst

25
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Four major groups of organic molecules essential to living organisms are:

A

Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic acids

26
Q

Types of lipids

  1. Single covalent bonds between carbon atoms
  2. One or more double covalent bonds between carbons
A

Saturated
Unsaturated

27
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Characteristics of proteins
_____ are the building blocks

A

Amino acids

28
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Occurs when the hydrogen bonds that maintain shape of a protein are broken and the protein becomes nonfunctional

A

Protein denaturation

29
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The ratio between nitrogen and oxygen in carbohydrates

A

2:1

30
Q

Often called as energy currency of cells because it is capable of storing and providing energy

A

ATP

31
Q

Nucleotides are building blocks of nucleic acids
Composition of Nucleotides

A

Nitrogen base,
phosphate
5-Carbon sugar

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