Exam 1 Flashcards
What classifies living things
Order, Response to stimulation, reproduction, growth/development, regulating internal environment, energy processing, evolution
Producers
make their food, break it down later when they need energy
Consumers
eat producers, or other consumers, to get food chemicals
What domain are animals and humans in
Eukarya
Eukarya domain
Single cell or multicellular, includes plants, animals, and fungi
Hypothesis
tentative explanation subject to testing and modification
Theory
widely accepted explanatory idea that generates new hypothesis and is supported by much evidence
Protons
positively charged
Neutrons
neutral charge
Electrons
negative charge
of ____ = # of ____
electrons, protons
Mass number
protons+neutrons
Atomic mass
number of protons
Chemical bond
attractive force that links atoms together to form molecules
First shell holds
two electrons
second, third shells hold
up to 8 electrons
Ionic bonds
atoms lose/gain electrons
Covalent bonds
atoms share electrons
Electrons shared unequally
polar covalent bond
Electrons shared equally
non polar covalent bond
Hydrogen bonds
form between slightly positive hydrogen and slightly negative atom
Reactants convert to
products
Cohesive
molecules stick together
Solutes dissolve in
solvents
Hydrophobic molecules
water resistant
More H+ than OH-
Acidic
Less H+ then OH-
basic
0.001 and 1x10-3=
ph3
Macromolecules
large molecule such as protein or dna, frequently a polymer
Polymer
large molecule consisting of small subunits called monomers