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CHEMICAL BASIS OF LIFE Flashcards

1
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It refers to anything that takes up space and has mass

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Matter

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2
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It is composed of subatomic particles

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Atom

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3
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Consists of two or more atoms of the same element

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Molecule

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4
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Occupies space, has mass, but cannot be broken down to substances

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Element

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5
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Two or more different elements bonded together

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Compound

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6
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What is found inside an organic compound?

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Carbon and Hydrogen

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7
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It does not contain carbon, but instead contains water, acid or bases, salts and gases

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Inorganic Compound

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8
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Three types of Chemical Bonds:

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Ionic Bond, Covalent Bond, Hydrogen Bond

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9
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It involves sharing of electron(s).

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Covalent Bond

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10
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Bond when electrons are transferred from one atom to another

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Ionic Bond

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11
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What is Hydrogen Bond?

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Has weak attractive force between slightly positive hyrogen atoms, and slightly negative atoms in the same or different molecules

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12
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What are the inorganic compounds essential to living things?

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Water, Gases, Salt, Acids, Bases

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13
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If the pH level is less than 7, then the solution is _____.

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Acid

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14
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if the pH level is greater than 7, then the solution is _____.

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Base

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15
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It is proton donors.

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Acids

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16
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It is proton acceptors

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Bases

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17
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It is important to photosynthesis and cellular respiration

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Gases

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18
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What are polymers?

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Large compounds made of identical or nearly identical repeating subunits

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19
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What are Monomers?

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Subunits of Polymers

20
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It is the most abundant Organic compunds in nature

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Carbohydrates

21
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What are monosaccharides?

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Monomers of carbohydrates

22
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Enumerate three types of Monosaccharides:

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Alpha Glucose, Fructose, Galactose

23
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What are Disaccharides?

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Composed of two monosaccharides

24
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Give the three examples of Disaccharides.

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Sucrose, Lactose, Maltose

25
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It is the polymers of carbohydrates

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Polysaccharides

26
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Give examples of Polysaccharides

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Starch, Glycogen, Cellulose

27
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It is the building blocks of proteins

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Amino Acids

28
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What is the role of protein?

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helps in the growth and repair of tissues, protects the body as anti-bodies

29
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What are the types of proteins?

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Fibrous Proteins, Globular Proteins, Conjugated Proteins

30
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Serves as storage of energy and is a major component of cell membranes

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Lipids

31
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What are the building blocks of lipids?

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Fatty Acids and Glycerol

32
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It does not have double bonds between their carbon atoms

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Saturated fatty acids

33
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Are acids that have double bonds in the carbon chain

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Unsaturated fatty acids

34
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It is a three carbon molecule

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Glycerol

35
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Triglycerides that contain saturated fatty acids

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Fats

36
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Triglycerides that contain unsaturated fatty acids

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Oils

37
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What are the types of Lipids?

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Triglycerides, Compound Lipids, Steroids

38
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Composed of four fused rings of carbon atoms with functional groups attached

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Steroids

39
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Nucleic Acids are composed of what?

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Phosphate group, Ribose, Nitrogenous base

40
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They are polymers of nucleotides

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Nucleic Acids

41
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Where is Thymine (T) found?

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found in DNA

42
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Where is Cytosine (C) found?

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DNA and RNA

43
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Where is Uracil (U) found?

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RNA, it replaces Thymine in RNA

44
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What is the longer term for DNA?

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Deoxyribonucleid Acid

45
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What is the longer term for RNA?

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Ribonucleic Acid

46
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It serves as the translator of the genetic information contained in DNA

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RNA

47
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Secondary Metabolites is?

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Assortment of many different compounds which serve a variety of function

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