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Chemical Basis Of Life Flashcards

1
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Three physical states of matter

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Solids, liquids, and gases

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2
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Water is a _ molecule

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Polar

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3
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Four types of organic compounds important in biochemistry

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Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids

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Organic molecules, fatty acids, fats, phospholipids, steroids, and prostaglandins

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Lipids

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5
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Mono and poly

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One & many

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6
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Characteristics of bases

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They bind hydrogen ions and they release hydroxide ions

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The PRODUCTS of a chemical reaction

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Produced by the chemical reaction

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8
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Molecules that attract water or dissolve in it because of their polar nature

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Hydrophilic “forms the head”

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9
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Simplest form of matter

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Element

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10
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Three functions of proteins

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Catalyze chemical reactions, carries substances within the blood, and function as receptors on cells’ surfaces

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11
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Nucleotide consists of a phosphate group, a nitrogen-containing organic base, and a 5-carbon

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Sugar

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12
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Carbohydrate formed from two single sugars bonded together

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Disaccharide

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13
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Function of water

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A major component of blood; water transports various dissolved substances throughout the body

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14
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Molecules that influence the rate of chemical reactions without being changed themselves

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Catalyst

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15
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Examples of lipid compounds

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Fats, triglycerides, and steroids

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16
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Four ions that are important to the functioning of the body

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Calcium, chloride, sodium, and potassium

17
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Two or more atoms that bond together form an

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Molecule

18
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Compounds are classified as acids if they release _ when they dissociate in water

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Hydrogen ions

19
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Describe an ionic bond

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Binds a cation to an anion

20
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Chemical reactions are said to be _ if they can proceed in either direction

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Reversible

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