What Are Compounds And Elements Flashcards

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2.Element

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An element is any substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substance

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1.Compound

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Compounds form when two or more elements combine chemically

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3.organic compound

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any of a large class of chemical compounds in which one or more atoms of carbon are covalently linked to atoms of other elements, most commonly hydrogen, oxygen, or nitrogen.

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4.inorganic compound

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is a compound that is not considered “organic”. Inorganic compounds are traditionally viewed as being synthesized by the agency of geological systems.

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5.carbohydrate

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Energy-rich organic compounds made of the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.

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6.lipid

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Are compounds that are made of mostly of carbon hydrogen and some oxygen.

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9.nucleic acid

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A very long organic molecule.

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10.DNA

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Is the genie material that carries information about an organism and is passed to parent to offspring.

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7.protein

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Are large organic molecules made of carbon, hydrogen oxygen, nitrogen, and is some cases, sulfur.

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8.enzyme

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Is saliva speed up the digestive or starch.

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