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Chemical element:

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A fundamental substance containing only one kind of atom

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Mass number

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of protons and neutrons in the nucleus

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Atomic mass:

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Atomic weight, average or relative.
Average: protons and different # of neutrons

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Radio isotopes:

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Give off energy in the form of alpha, beta, and gamma radiation from the nucleus (radioactive decay)

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Molecule

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A stable association of atoms of an element

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Orbital

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Region where an electron is found 90% of the time
Electron shells/energy levels

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Chemical bond:

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• Attractive forces holding atoms together
• Attractive force that links atoms together to form molecules
• A lasting attraction between atoms, ions, or molecules that enables the formation of a chemical compound

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Covalent bonds:

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Atoms share electrons. Each atom contributes an electron.

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Compound bonds:

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Pure substance made of two or more different elements bonded together in a fixed ratio.

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Ionic bonds:

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When one atom is much more electronegative than the other a complete transfer of electrons may occur

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Ion:

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Electrically charged particles formed when atoms lose or gain electrons.

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Hydrogen bonds:

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Attraction between the δ⁻ end of one molecule and the δ⁺ end of another molecule

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Vander Waals forces:

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Attraction between nonpolar molecules (compounds) that are close together (brief and weak)

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Chemical reactions:

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The making and breaking of chemical bonds - transforms substances

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Energy:

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The capacity to do work or the capacity for change.

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Mole:

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(unit) a name for a specific amount of substance
Mass of one mole: molecular weight of a compound (one mole) = sum of atomic weights of all atoms in a molecule

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Cohesion:

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Something that sticks to itself (surface tension)

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Adhesion

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Something that sticks to other things (capillary action)

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Solution:

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substance dissolved in liquid (solvent)

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Homeostasis:

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Living organisms maintain constant internal conditions

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Monomers

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Small molecules that bond together to form more complex structures

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Polymer:

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A long molecule consisting of many similar building blocks (monomers) and contain thousands more atoms

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Functional group:

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A specific group of atoms or bonds within a compound that is responsible for the characteristic chemical reactions of that compound

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Isomer

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Molecules with the same chemical formula, but the atoms are arranged differently

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Condensation:

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(dehydration) reactions where energy is used to make covalent bonds between monomers to make a polymer; a water molecule is removed (loss or produce)

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Hydrolysis

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Reaction where polymers are broken down into monomers; energy is released and water is consumed

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Protein:

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A biologically functional macromolecule made from one or more polypeptide chains

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polypeptide chain:

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A single, unbranched polymer built from a set of 20 amino acids

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amino acids:

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Organic molecules (monomers) with carboxyl and amino groups - they function as an acid and a base

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Oligo peptides or peptides:

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Short polymers of 20 or fewer amino acids

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Primary structure:

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A unique sequence of amino acids

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Secondary structure:

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The coils and folds result from hydrogen bonds between repeating constituents of the polypeptide backbone

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Tertiary structure:

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Determined by interactions between R groups rather than interactions between backbone constituents

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Quaternary structure:

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Many proteins have two or more polypeptide chains or subunits

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Carbohydrates:

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Biomolecules with similar atomic composition but differ greatly in size, chemical function, and biological functions.

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Monosaccharides:

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Simple sugars

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Disaccharides:

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Two simple sugars linked covalently

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Oligo saccharides

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3-20 monosaccharides

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Polysaccharides

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Hundreds or thousands of monosaccharides, polymers

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Glycosidic bond

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covalent bonds of carbohydrates

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Osmosis

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A process by which molecules of a solvent tend to pass through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated solution into a more concentrated one

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Lipids

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Defined by their insolubility in water

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Glycerol

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An alcohol with each carbon with a hydroxyl group

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Fatty acid

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Nonpolar hydrocarbon chain with a polar carboxyl group

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Ester linkages

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Covalent bonds of fatty acids

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Saturated fatty acid

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No double bonds between carbons - it is saturated with H atoms

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Unsaturated fatty acid

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One or more double bonds in the carbon chain resulting in kinks that prevent packing

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Trans fats

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H atoms are on opposite sides of the C=C bond, results form hydrogenation of vegetable oils

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Phospholipids

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Fatty acids bound to glycerol; a phosphate group replaces a fatty acid

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Amphipathic

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1 hydrophobic end and 1 hydrophilic end

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Nucleic acids

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Biopolymers or large biomolecules, essential to all known forms of life. Specialized for storage, transmission, and use of genetic information.

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Base (DNA)

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Two forms of nitrogenous bases:
Pyrimidines: cytosine, thiamine, uracil - one ring
Purines: adenine, guanine - two rings

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Phosphate groups

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links the 3′ carbon in one sugar to the 5′ carbon in another sugar.

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Characteristics of RNA

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Single-stranded
Contains uracil rather than thiamine
In RNA the bases are attached to ribose

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Characteristics of DNA

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Two strands running in opposite directions held together by hydrogen bonds
Contains thiamine rather than uracil
Bases attached to deoxyribose

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Complimentary base pairing

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Purines pair with pyrimidines by hydrogen bonds

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Genes

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Sequences of DNA that are transcribed into RNA

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The central dogma of molecular biology

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The premise that information flows from DNA to RNA to polypeptides

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