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131 Cards in this Set
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Matter
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Anything that has mass and occupies space
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Element
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Simple form of matter a substance that cannot be broken down into two or more different substances
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Ther are how many elements in the human body
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26
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There how 11 major elements 4 of which are
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carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen and they make up 96% of the human body.
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There are 15 trace elements that make up less than how much of body weight?
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2%
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Compound
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Atoms of 2 or more elements joined to form chemical combinations.
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The concept of an atom was proposed by a chemist named
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John Dalton
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Atoms contain several different kinds of subatomic particiles the most importan are
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Protons, nuetrons, electrons
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Protons
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are positively charged subatomic particles found in the nucleus
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Nuetrons
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have a neutral subatomic particles found in the nucleus
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Electrons
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Negatively charged subatomic particles found in the electron cloud
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Atomic Number and Atomic Weight
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The number of protons in an atom's nucleus and the atomic number is critically important; it identifies the kind of element
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Atomic Weight
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The mass of a single atom and it is equal tothe number of protons plus the number of neutrons in the nucleus (p+n)
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The total number of electorns in an atom equals the number of what in the nucleus?
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Protons
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The electrons form a what around the nucleus?
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Cloud
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Bohr Model
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A model resembling planets revolving around the sun, useful in visualizing the structure of atoms.
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Exhibits electrons in concentric circles showing relative distances of the electrons from the
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Nucleus
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Each ring or shell represents a specific energy level and can hold only a certain number of
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Electrons
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The number of arrangements of electrons determine whether a what is chemically stable?
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Atom
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An Atom with how many pairs of electrons in the outermost energy level is chemically inert?
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8 or 4 pairs
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An atom without a full outermost energy level is?
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Chemically active
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Atoms with fewer or more than eight electrons in the outer energy level will attempt to lose, gain, or share electrons with other atoms to achieve stability
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Octet Rule
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Isotopes of an element contain the same number of protons but differnt number of
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Neutrons
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Isotopes have the same atomic number and the same basic chemical properties as any other atom of the same element but they have different
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Atomic Weight
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An unstable isotope that undergoes nuclear breakdown and emits nuclear particles and radiation.
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Radioactive isotope
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Chemical Reaction
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Interaction between tow or more atoms that occurs as a result of activity between electrons in their outermost energy levels
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Molecule
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2 or more atoms joined together
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Compound
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Consists of molecules formed by atoms of 2 or more elements
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Chemical bonds
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2 types unite atoms into molecules
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Ionic Bond
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Formed by transfer of electrons; strong electrostatic force that binds positively and negatively charge ions together
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Formed by sharing of electron pairs between atoms
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Covalent Bond
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Much weaker than ionic or covalent bonds and results from unequal chage distribution on molecules
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Hydrogen Bonds
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Hydrogen Bonds
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Form when electrons are unequally shared For example water molecule
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Polar molecules have regions with partial electrical charges resulting fromm unequal sharing of electrons among atoms
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Hydrogen Bonds
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Area of different partial charges attract one another and form
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Hydrogen Bonds
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Involve the formation or breaking of chemical bonds
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Chemical Reactions
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Combining of 2 or more substances to form a more complex substance; formation of new chemical bonds: A+B=AB
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Synthesis
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Breaking down of a substance into 2 or more simpler substances; breaking of a chemical bonds AB = A+B
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Decomposition reaction
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Reversible reaction occur
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In both directions
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Metabolism
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All of the chemical reactions that occur in body cells
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Catabolism
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Chemical reactions that break down complex compounds into simpler ones and release energy; hydrolysis is a common catabolic reaction
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What are the end results of Catabolism?
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Carbon dioxide, water, and other waste products
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More than half the energy release during Catabolism is transferred to what whcih is then used to do cellular work?
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ATP
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Chemical reactions that join simple molecules together to form more complex molecules
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Anabolism
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Chemical reactions responsibile for anabolism is
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Dehydration Synthesis
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Molecule
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2 or more atoms joined together
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Compound
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molecules formed by atoms of 2 or more elements
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Chemical bonds
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2 types unite atoms into molecules
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Ionic or electrovalent bonds
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formed by transfer of electrons; strong electrostatic force that binds positively and negatively charged ions together
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Covalent Bond
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formed by sharing of electron pairs between atoms
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Hydrogen bond
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Much weaker that inoic or covalent bonds; result from unequal charge distribution on molecules
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Hydrogen bonds from when
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electrons are unequally shared like WATER molecule.
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Polar molecules have regions
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with partial electrical charges resulting from unequal sharing of electons amoung atoms
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Chemical Reactions involve the formation or breaking of
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Chemical bonds
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3 types of chemial reactions involved in physiology
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Synthesis reaction, Decomposition reaction, exchange reaction
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Synthesis Reaction
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combining 2 or more substances to form a more complex substance fromation of new chemical bonds; A+B=AB
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Decomposition reaction is
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Breaking down of a substance into 2 or more simplier substances; breaking of chemical bonds AB=A+B
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Exchange Reaction is
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decomposition of 2 substances and in exchange synthesis of 2 new compounds for them: AB+CD=AD +CB
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Metabolism
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all of the chemical reactions that occur in body cells
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Catabolism
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chemical reactions that break down complex compounds into simpler ones and release energy; hydrolysis is a common catabolic reaction
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Ultimately the end porducts of what are carbon dioxide, water, and other waste products
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Catabolism
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Catabolism involves more than half of the energy released in transferred to what which is used to do cellular work
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ATP
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Anabolism is
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Chemical reaction that join simple molecules together to form more complex molecules
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What chemical reaction is responsibile for anabolism
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dehydration synthesis
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These have few carbon atoms and none have C-C or C-H bonds
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Inorganic compounds
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These have at least 1 carbon atom and at least one C-C or C-H bond in each molecule
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Organic Molecules
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Organic Molecules often have
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Functional groups attached to the carbon containing core of the molecule
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Inorganic molecules are properties of
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Water
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The body's most abundant and important compound is
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Inorganic molecules
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This allows water to act asw an effective solvent
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Polarity
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This solvent allows transportation of essential materials throughout the body
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Inorganic molecules
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Water can loose and gain large amounts of heat with little change in its own temperature; enables the body to maintain a relatively constant temperature
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High specific heat
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water requires the absorption of significant amounts of heat to change it from a liquid to a gas allows the body to sissipate excess heat
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High heat of vaporization
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Required to complete decomposition reactions necessary for the release of energy in the body
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Oxygen
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Carbon Dioxide
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Produced as a waste product and also helps maintain the appropriate acid-base balance in the body
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Large group of inorganic compounds that includes acids bases and salts
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Electrolytes
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Substances that dissociate in solution to form ions
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Electrolytes
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Postively charged ions are
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cations
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Negatively charged ions are
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anions
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Any substances that releases a hydrogen ion (H+) when in solution; "proton donor"
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Acid
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Level of what depends on the number of hydrogen ions a particular acid will relaease
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Acidity
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Electrolytes that dissociate to yield hydroxide ions (OH-) or other electrolytes that combine with hydrogen ions (H+)
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Bases
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Bases are described as
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Proton Acceptors
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PH Scale
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Assigns the value to measure of acidity or alkalinity of a solution
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PH indicates
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The degree of acidity or alkalinity of a solution
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PH of 7 indicates
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Neutrality; equal amounts of H+ and OH-;
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a pH less than 7 indicates
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Acidity
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A pH of higher than 7 indicates
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Alkalinity
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Buffers
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maintain constancy of pH and minimize changes in the concentrations of h+ and OH- ions
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These act as a reservior for hydrogen ions
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Buffers
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Compunds that result from chemical interaction of an acid and a base
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Salts
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Reaction between an acid and a base to form a salt and water is called a
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Neutralization reaction
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This describes compounds that contain C-C or C-H bonds
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Organic
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Organic compounds containing carbon hydrogen, and oxygen commonly called sugars and starches
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Carbohydrates
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Monosaccharides are
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Simple sugars with short carbon chains those with 6 carbons are hexoses whereas those with 5 are pentoses
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2 (di) or more (poly) simple sugars that are bonded together through a synthesis reaction
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Disaccharides and Polysaccharides
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Water-insoluble organic molecules that are critically important biological compounds are
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Lipids
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Lipids major roles:
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Energy source, structural role, and Integral parts of cell membranes
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Triglycerides or fats
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Most abundant lipids and most concentrated source of energy
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The building blocks of Triglycerides are
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Glycerol and fatty acids
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Types of fatty acids
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saturated fatty acid and unsaturated fatty acid
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Triglyerides are formed by a
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Dehydration synthesis
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Fat compounds similar to triglyceride
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Phospholipids
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One end of phospholipids is water soluble
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Hydrophilic
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The other end of a phosphilipids
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is fat soluble-- hydrophobic
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These can join 2 different chemical environments
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Phospholipids
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Phospholipids can form double layers called bilayers that make up
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Cell Membrane
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Main component is steroid nucleus
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Steroids
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Steriods are involved in many
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Structural and functional roles
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Commonly called tissue hormones produced by cell membranes throughout the body
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Prostaglandins
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Most abundant organic compounds; chain like polmers
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Proteins
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These are building blocks of proteins
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Amino acids
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8 amino acids that cannot be produced by the human body
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Essential amino acids
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Nonesssential amino acids
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12 amino acids can be produced from molecules available in the numan body
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Amino acids consist of
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carbon atom, an amino group, a carboxyl group a hydrogen atom and a side chain
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There are 4 levels of proten organization
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Primary structure, Secondary Structure, Tertiary Structure, and Quaternary Structure
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Functional shape of the protein molecules is called the
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Native state
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Structional proteins form the structures of the
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Body
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Funtional proteins cause chemical changes in the
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Molecules
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Denatured proteins have lost their shape and therefore their
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Function
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Proteins can be denatured by changes in pH, temperature, radiation and
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Other chemicals
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If the chemical environment is restored proteins may be renatured and
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Funtion normally
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DNA funtions as the molecule of
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Heredity
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Base pairs holds how many chains of DNA molecule together?
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2 chains
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DNA is composed of
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deoxyribonucleotides, that is, structural units composed of the pentose sugar, phosphate group, and notrogenous base
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RNA is composed of
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pentose sugar, phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base
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Some RNa molecules are temporary copies of the
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DNA code
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These are regulatory and act as enzymes
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Some RNA molecules
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Nucleotides have important roles in the body such as
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ATP, 3 phosphate subunits
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Energy stored in ATP is used to
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Do the body's work
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ATP is often called the
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Energy Currency of cells
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