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15 Cards in this Set
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The subatomic particles that make up atoms are
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protons, neutrons, and electrons
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Because they have the same number of ______, all _____ of an element have the same _____.
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protons, isotopes, chemical properties
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The main types of chemical bonds are
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covalent and ionic
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A water molecule is polar because there is an uneven distribution of _____ between the _____ and _____ atoms.
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electrons, oxygen and hydrogen
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Acidic solutions contain higer concentrations of _____ ions than pure water and have _____ values _____.
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H+, pH, below 7
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Basic, or _____, solutions contain _____ concentrations of H+ ions than pure water and have pH values _____.
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alkaline, lower, above 7
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Four groups of _____ _____ found in living things are _____, _____, _____, and _____.
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carbon compunds, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids
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Living things use _____ as their main source of energy
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carbohydrates
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Plants and some animals also use carbohydrates for _____
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structural purposes
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Lipids can be used to _____, and are important parts of ______ and ______
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store energy, biological membranes, waterproof coverings
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Nucleic acids ____ and ____ hereditary, or _____, information.
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store and transmit, genetic
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Some proetins build tissues such as _____ and _____. Others transport _____ or help to _____.
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bone and muscle, material, fight disease
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Chemical reactions always involve the ______ of ______ in _____ and the ______ of new bonds in ______.
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breaking of bonds, reactants, formation, products
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Chemical reactions that _____ energy often occur _____. Chemical reactions that _____ energy will not occur without a ______.
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release, spontaneously, absorb, source of energy
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Cells use _____ to _____ up chemical reactions that take place in cells.
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enzymes, speed
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