First Knowledge Check Prep Flashcards
What are the properties of life?
- cell
- ability to reproduce
- growth + development
- metabolism (all chemical reactions)
- homeostasis
- respond to stimuli
- evolve
What is a neutron?
A subatomic particle with no charge.
What is a proton?
A subatomic particle with positive charge
What is a electron?
A subatomic particle with negative charge
What particles are housed in the nucleus?
Protons and neutrons.
What is the maximum amount of electron shells are in the first orbital?
2
What is the maximum amount of electron shells in the other layers?
8
What does an atoms mass consist of?
Protons and neutrons
What is the atomic number mean?
The number of protons
What is an isotope?
Isotopes are variants of an element that differ in the number of neutrons but have all have the same protons.
What is an Ion and what are its two types?
An ion is an atom with a charge. A cation has a positive charge and a Anion has a negative charge.
What is a covalent bond?
A covalent bond is when electrons are shared between two atoms
Define polar and non-polar covalent bonds.
A polar covalent bond is when electronegativity is different so sharing of electrons is unequal and therefore, one side is positive and one side is negative. A non-polar covalent bond is when two atoms have similar electronegativity and have no charge.
Covalent bonds typically occur between …
nometals.
Water form a ______ bond
Polar covalent bond
What is an Ionic bond?
An Ionic bond is when electronegativity is too different between atoms so one side steals all of the electrons and becomes a negative ion and the other side becomes a positive ion.
Hydrogen bonds occur in
polar molecules
Hydrophilic polar molecules…
are soluble in water because they form hydrogen bonds with water
Hydrophobic non-polar molecules
are not soluble in water because they do not form hydrogen bonds with water
Protein is an example of a ______ covalent bond
Polar
Oil is an example of a ______ covalent bond
Non-polar
What are the three main domains of life?
- Bacteria
- Eukarya
- Archae
Why is it advantageous for cells to be small?
The surface area of a cell increases at a different rate than the volume of the cell (SA = Vol^2
). So, cells need to be tiny in order to maximize the ratio between surface area and volume.
What is the Plasma Membrane in a cell
it is a barrier that regulates movements of substances inside