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Chemical Basis of Life Flashcards

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bio-

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life (biochemistry)

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di-

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two (disaccaride)

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glyc-

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sweet (glycogen)

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iso-

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equal (isotope)

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lip-

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fat (lipids)

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-lyt

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dissolvable (electrolyte)

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mono-

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one (monosaccharide)

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nucle-

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kernel (nucleus)

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poly-

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many (polyunsaturated)

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sacchar-

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sugar (monosaccharide)

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syn-

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together (synthesis)

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12
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-valent

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having power (covalent bond)

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13
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element

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a fundamental substance that together composes matter

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compounds

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chemical combinations

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15
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bulk elements

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elements that the body requires in large amounts

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What are the main bulk elements?

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carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur, and phosphourus

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trace elements

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elements required in small amounts

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ultratrace elements

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elements that are toxic in large amounts but may be vital in very small amounts

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atoms

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the smallest complete units of the elements

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nucleus

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the dense core of an atom that is composed of protons and neutrons

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electrons

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a small negatively charged particle that encircles the nucleus of an atom, so small they have almost no weight at all

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proton

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positively charged particle in an atomic nucleus

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neutron

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electrically neutral subatomic particle,

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atomic number

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the number of protons in the atoms of particular elements

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atomic weight

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the number of protons plus the number of neutrons in each element’s atoms

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isotopes

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atoms that have the same atomic number but different atomic weights

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