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Unit 2 TEST Flashcards

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Define Compund

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A substance made of one or more elements

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Ionic Bond

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Bonds formed by an atom stealing an electron from another atom

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Covalent Bonds

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Bonds made by atoms sharing electons

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Hydrogen Bonds

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Bonds between a hydrogen and larger atom

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Polar

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A molecule that has different charges in different areas

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Cohesion

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Attraction between the same elements

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Adhesion

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Attraction between different elements

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Solvent

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The thing that dissolves

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Solute

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The thing being disolved

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pH Scale

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The mesure of acidity on a 0-14 scale, the lower the more acidic, the higher the more basic

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Acid

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Substances that release hydrogen when disolved in water

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Bases

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Substances that release hydroxide when disolved in water

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Monomer

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A small part of a polymer

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Polymer

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The linking of many monomers into a larger objects

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Enzyme

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A protein that speeds up chemical reactions

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Substrate

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The thing being broken down by enzymes

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What are organic compounds?

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Any of a large class of chemical compounds in which one or more carbon atoms are covalently bound to atoms of other elements

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What particles make up an atom?

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Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons

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What are the six most common elements of living things?

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Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus, and Sulfur (CHONPS)

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What is the monomer, polymer, and function of Carbohydrates?

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Monosaccharides, Polysaccharides, A quick source of energy

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What is the monomer, polymer, and function of Protines?

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Amino acids, Polypeptide, Regulating cell processes

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What is the monomer, polymer, and function of Lipids?

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Glycerol and fatty acids, Waxes, steroids, phospholipids, triglycerides, Stores energy and are chemical messengers.

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What is the monomer, polymer, and function of Nucleic Acids?

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Nucleotides, DNA and RNA, store genetic information

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How do enzymes work

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By binding to reactants and spending up their reaction

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What does it mean when an enzyme is denatured?

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It has lost its structure and cannot bind to reactants

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What could cause a enzyme to be denatured?

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pH levels and tempature

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