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Final Exam 2017 Flashcards

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What is the term for radioisotopes that are used to study chemical reactions and molecular structures?

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Tracers

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What is the term for radiation that carries energy and potential harm and causes electrons to be ejected from atoms and molecules forming ions?

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Ionizing Radiation

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What are radioactive substances because they have unstable nuclei?

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Radioisotopes

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What is the term for the process that uranium give off rays?

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Radioactivity

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What is a control method for neutrons that involves decreasing the number of slow neutrons?

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Neutron Absorption

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What is the term for when the nuclei of certain isotopes are bombarded with neutrons splitter the nucleus into smaller fragments?

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Fission

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What is the term for the time required for half of the atoms of a radioisotope to emit radiation and to decay?

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Half-life

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What is the device that uses a phosphor to detect radiation?

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Scintillation Counter

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What contains 2 protons and 2 neutrons and has a double positive charge?

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Alpha Particle

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What is the term for a relatively constant level of radiation?

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Background radiation

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What is the SI unit for measuring the amount you are exposed to ionizing radiation?

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Gray

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12
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What is the term for the changes in the structure of DNA that fuels evolution?

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Mutations

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What is a gas filled metal tube used to detect radiation?

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Geiger Counter

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What is the term for penetrating rays emitted by a radioactive source?

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Radiation

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What is the term for a form of ionizing radiation that results from changes in the nuclei of atoms?

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Nuclear Radiation

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What is a factor in the materials’ ability to warm up (amount of energy needed to raise 1 gram - 1* Celsius)?

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Heat Capacity

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What is the result of simultaneous collisions of billions upon billions of gas particles with an object?

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Gas Pressure

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What gases are propellants used in aerosol cans and as coolants in fridges and air conditioners and solvents for cleaning microchips?

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Chlorofluorocarbons

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What is the layer of gas that surrounds the earth and protects us from UV rays, it is only about 3 mm thick?

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Ozone

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What is the process mammalian so use to convert oxygen and sugar into carbon dioxide and water?

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Respiration

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What is the outermost layer of the atmosphere that contains electrically charged particles called ions a reflects radio waves?

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Thermosphere

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What is an unstable nucleus that loses energy by emitting radiation during a process?

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Radioactive Decay

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What is the term for the atoms of the same element with a different number of neutrons?

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Isotopes

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What consists of fast-moving electrons formed by the decomposing of a neutron of an atom?

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Beta Radiation

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What is the term for a disease where cell growth and metabolism is out of control?

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Cancer

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What is the term for when 2 nuclei combine to produce a nucleus of a heavier mass?

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Fusion

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What is the term for the cancer of the while blood cells?

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Leukemia

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What is the term for the number of ionizations within a given volume?

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Radiation Density

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What do we use to measure the ionizing effect of living organisms?

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REM

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30
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What are the rods of cadmium that are used to increase or decrease the amount of energy produced?

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Control Rods

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What is the combination of 3 fatty acids molecules with a glycerol?

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Triglyceride

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What is the term for the energy from the Earth that is released back INTO space?

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Outward flow

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What is the layer of the atmosphere that extends 30 miles up - - there is very little wind and it is very cold - planes fly here?

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Stratosphere

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34
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What is the term for a volume of a given amount of gas held at a constant temperature varies inversely with the applied pressure when the temperature and mass are constant?

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Boyle’s law

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35
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What is the term for then light energy strikes objects - - some surfaces absorb it and heat up and some reflect it?

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Reflectivity

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36
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What is the term for the flow of energy that comes from the sun?

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Inward flow

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What layer of the atmosphere extends from around 31 miles above the Earth’s surface to 53 miles?

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Mesosphere

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38
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What is the term for the process of absorbing reflected energy?

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Greenhouse Effect

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39
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What is the precipitation that has a pH under 5.4?

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Acid Rain

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40
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What is the temperature at which the point when all motion ceases - - theoretically?

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Absolute Zero

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What results from the collisions of air molecules with objects?

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Atmospheric Pressure

42
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What is the term for the energy an object has because of it’s motion?

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Kinetic Energy

43
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What is the term for the process plants use to convert carbon dioxide and water not oxygen gas and organic carbon?

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Photosynthesis

44
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What is commonly used to measure atmospheric pressure?

45
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What is the layer of the atmosphere where we live - it is from the surface of the earth to six mile up - This is where the weather takes place?

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Troposphere

46
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What is the device used to measure the amount of energy in a substance called?

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Calorimeter

47
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What is the term for the process in which unsaturated fatty acids have hydrogen atoms added to the double bonds?

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Partial Hydrogenation

48
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What are molecules that undergo a transformation within a biological catalyst?

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Substrates

49
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What is a biochemical category that contains fats?

50
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What is a food additive that has the same amount of calories as sugar - but is thousands of time sweeter?

51
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What is a type of fat that contains majority saturated fats?

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Animal fat

52
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What is the amount of energy that is required to heat 1 g of water - 1 * Celsius?

53
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What is the substance that limits the amount of product that is made?

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Limiting reactant

54
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What is a carbohydrate that only contains one sugar ring?

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Monosaccharide

55
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What is the term for the state in which a person consumes enough calories in a day - - but does not consume the proper nutrients?

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Malnourished

56
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What are chemicals that are added to foods to enhance the shelf life or taste?

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Food Additives

57
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What is the term for biological catalysts

58
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What is the term for a fat molecule that contains only single bonds in the chain?

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Saturated Fat

59
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What is the term for the state in which a person does not consume enough calories?

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Undernourished

60
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What is a macromolecule that is made up of a combination of amino acids?

61
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What is the main energy carbohydrate that is broken down by glycolysis in the body?

62
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What molecules make up proteins and contain a COOH and NH3 group?

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Amino Acids

63
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What is the term for a carbohydrate that contains two sugar rings?

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Disaccharide

64
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What is the term for the classification of compounds that contains carbon, hydrogen and oxygen - - they can either be found in chain form or ring form?

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Carbohydrates

65
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What type of fat usually contains unsaturated and polyunsaturated fats?

66
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What amino acids that can be consumed by eating meat?

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Complete Proteins

67
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What type of vitamin can be stored in the body?

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Fat-soluble

68
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What are essential molecules that are required for survival but are not fats, proteins, or carbohydrates?

69
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What is the term for sugars that form polymers?

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Polysaccharides

70
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What is it called when a gas dissolves into and out of a liquid in direct relation to the pressure difference?

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Henry’s Law

71
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Where does the substrate and the enzyme come together?

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Active Site

72
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What is the term for an enzyme in the saliva that will free 18,000 glucose molecules from starch?

73
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What is the maintenance of chemical balance in you body?

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Homeostasis

74
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What is the term for fats that contain multiple double bonds in the chain?

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Polyunsaturated fats

75
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What are the amino acids that must be consumed from specific plants or in dietary supplements if one does not consume meat?

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Complimentary Proteins

76
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What is a substance that when dissolved in water gives off H+ ions?

77
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What scale is used to determine if a substance is an acid or a base?

78
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What are used to determine the pH of various substances?

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Indicators

79
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What is a solution that can neutralize an acid or a base?

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Buffer Solution

80
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What organ can excrete acidic or basic solutions?

81
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What is the condition that can occur if the lungs fail to expel enough carbon dioxide causing a buildup of carbonic acid in the body?

82
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What cells transport oxygen - made of iron and contain hemoglobin?

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Red Blood Cells

83
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What cells make up the immune system - kill microorganisms and harmful bacteria?

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White Blood cells

84
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What blood cells cause blood clotting?

85
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What substance when dissolved in water gives off OH- ions?

86
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What happens when you mix an acid and a base?

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Neutralization

87
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What glands secrete mostly water and a little salt?

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Sweat Glands

88
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What particles have a positive and negative charge?

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Polar Molecules

89
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What infection is caused when bacteria gets into clogged pores?

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Acne Pimples

90
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What is the name of the inner layer of the skin?

91
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What is the skin darkening material that forms during sun tanning to give our skin it’s color - - it is also responsible for block hair and naturally dark skin?

92
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What do 3 coiled chains of alpha keratin form?

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Supercoiled

93
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What occurs in protein chains - - they hydrogen is strongly attracted to a different oxygen molecule?

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Hydrogen Bonding

94
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What is the attraction between a charged structure in one protein change and an oppositely charged structure in a different chain?

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Ionic Bonding

95
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What forms between two sulfur containing regions between or washing a protein?

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Disulfide Bridges

96
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What molecules do not have charges on the molecule?

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Nonpolar Molecules

97
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What is the term for excess skin oil?

98
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What is the outer layer of the skin called?

99
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What can happen if you secrete too much oil from your oil glands?

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Clogged pores

100
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What can occur if you do not secrete enough oil from your oil glands?

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Chapped lips

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