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Unit 1: Chemistry of Life Flashcards

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hypothesis

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a testable statement

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theory

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a group of hypotheses

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inductive reasoning

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everything believe to be true is grouped together

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experimental group

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the group that revceives the thing being tested

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scientific law

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something found to be provably true

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control group

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the benchmark

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deductive reasoning

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a conclusion based on previous facts

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independent variable

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the stand alone variable

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constants

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something that doesnt change with the environment

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alternative hypothesis

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alternative to the status quo

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null hypothesis

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the status quo

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dependent variable

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the affected variable that is measured

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mean

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average

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median

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middle value

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central tendencies

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a statistic common to observe

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mode

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the most occurring number

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variability

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lack of consistency

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range

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a series of things

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standard deviation

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a measure of how dispersed the data is

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standard error of the mean

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how different the population is from the sample

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matter

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anything that occupies space and mass

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element

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a part of a whole

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compound

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a substance made from one or more elements

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octet rule

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atoms want eight valance electrons

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capillary action

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the movement of water using cohesion, adhesion, and surface tension

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chemical bonds

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what holds atoms together

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hydrogen bonds

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a hydrogen atom located between two other atoms

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covalent bonds

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the sharing of electron pairs

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ionic bonds

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giving up electrons to another atom

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cohesion

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same kind attraction between molecules

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electronegativity

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an atoms ability to attract shared electrons

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adhesion

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opposite kind attraction between molecules

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atomic mass

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the quantity of matter in an atom

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solute

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substance dissolved in a solvent

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solution

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a mixture of one or more solutes dissolved in a solvent

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solvent

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a liquid that is able to dissolve a solid

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valence electrons

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the electrons in the outermost shell

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molecule

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the smallest particle of a substance

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acid

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contains hydrogen, can form salts, pH less than 7

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base

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reacts with acids to form salts, catalyst, pH greater than 7

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functional groups

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a group of atoms within a molecule that are responsible for a specific characteristic

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organic chemistry

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the structure of carbon containing compounds

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organic compounds

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hydrocarbons

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ATP

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macromolecule

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dehydration reaction

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hydrolysis

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polymers

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monomers

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disaccharide

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amino acids

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polypeptide

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cellulose

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polymer

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monosaccaharide

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polysaccaharide

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glycogen

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hydrophobic

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hydrophilic

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monomer

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glycosidic linkage

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starch

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primary structure

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secondary structure

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tertiary structure

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quaternary stucture

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lipid

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fat

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fatty acid

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amino acid

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phospholipid

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denature

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protein

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sterioid

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antiparallel

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DNA

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RNA

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nucleotide

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nucleic acid

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gene

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pyrimidine

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purine

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