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15 Cards in this Set
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BIOCHEMISTRY
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STUDY OF THE MOLECULES THAT COMPOSE LIVING ORGANISMS
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CHEMICAL ELEMENT
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SIMPLIEST FORM OF MATTER TO HAVE UNIQUE CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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ATOMIC NUMBER
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NUMBER OF PROTONS IN ITS NUCLEUS
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6 ELEMENTS THAT HAVE GREATEST IMPORTANCE EXAMPLE 98.5% BODY WEIGHT
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CALCIUM
CARBON HYDROGEN NITROGEN OXYGEN PHOSPHORUS |
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6 ELEMENTS THAT HAVE A LESSER IMPORTANCE EXAMPLE .8% BODY WEIGHT
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CHLORINE
IRON MAGNESIUM POTASSIUM SODIUM SULFER |
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6 ELEMENTS THAT HAVE LEAST IMPORTANCE EXAMPLE .7% BODY WEIGHT AND ARE KNOWN AS TRACE ELEMENTS
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CHROMIUM
COBALT COPPER IODINE FLOURINE MANGANESE |
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MINERALS
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INORGANIC ELEMENTS THAT ARE EXTRACTED FROM THE SOIL BY PLANTS AND PASSED UP THE FOOD CHAIN TO HUMANS/ORGANISMS
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MINERALS ARE-------AMOUNT OF BODY WEIGHT
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4%
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IODINE
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COMPONENT OF THYROID HORMONE
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IODINE
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COMPONENT OF THE THYROID HORMONE
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IRON
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COMPONENT OF HEMOGLOBIN
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MINERAL SALTS
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ELECTROLYTES NEEDED FOR NERVE AND MUSCLE FUNCTION
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NUCLEUS
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CENTER OF AN ATOM
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ATOMIC MASS OF AN ELEMENT
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IS EQUAL TO ITS TOTAL NUMBER OF PROTONS AND NUETRONS
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ELECTRON SHELLS
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ENERGY LEVELS
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