• Shuffle
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Alphabetize
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Front First
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Both Sides
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Read
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
Reading...
Front

Card Range To Study

through

image

Play button

image

Play button

image

Progress

1/25

Click to flip

Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;

Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;

H to show hint;

A reads text to speech;

25 Cards in this Set

  • Front
  • Back
Atom
Smallest unit of matter that cannot be broken down by chemical means.
Element
Substance made of only one kine of atom & is a pure substance.
Compound
Substance made of the joined atoms of 2 or more diff. elements.
Molecule
Group of atoms held together by covalent bonds.
Ion
An atom or molecule that has gained or lost one or more electrons.
Cohesion
Attraction between substances of the same kind.
Adhesion
Attraction between diff. substances.
Soulution
Mixture in which one or more substances are evenly distributed in another substance.
Acid
Compounds that form hydrogen ions when dissolved in water.
Base
Compounds that reduce the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution.
Carbohydrate
Organic Compounds made of carbon, hydrogen, & oxygen atoms.
Monosaccharide
single sugars that are the building blocks of carbohydrates.
Lipids
nonpolar molecules that are not soluble in water.
Proteins
Chain of molecules called amino acids linked together like pearls on a necklace.
Amino Acids
Building blocks of proteins.
Nucleic Acid
long chain of smaller molecules called nucleotides.
Nucleotide
3 parts- sugar, base, & a phosphate group- which contains phosphorus & oxygen atoms.
DNA
Or deoxyribonucleic acid, consists of 2 strands of nucleotides that spiral around each other.
RNA
Or ribonucleic acid, consists of a single strand of nucleotides.
ATP
Or adenosine triphosphate, is a single nucleotide with 2 extra energy-storing phosphate groups.
Energy
Ability to move or change matter.
Activation Energy
Energy needed to start a chemical reaction.
Enzyme
Substances that increase the speed of chemical reactions.
Substrate
Substance on which an enzyme acts during a chemical reaction.
Active Sites
Folds that from pockets.