Exploring Creation With Biology: Module 5

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Define Model

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An explanation or representation of something that cannot be seen

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Element

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A collection of atoms that all have the same number of protons

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Molecules

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Chemicals formed by linked atoms

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Physical change

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A change that affects the appearance but not the chemical makeup of a substance

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Chemical change

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A change that alters the makeup of the elements or molecules of a substance

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Diffusion

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The random motion of molecules from an area of high concentration into an area of low concentration

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Semipermeable membrane

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A membrane that only allows certain molecules to pass through

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Osmosis

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The tendency of a solvent to travel across a semipermeable membrane into areas of higher solute concentration

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Catalyst

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A substance that alters the speed of a chemical reaction but isn't used up in the process

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Isomers

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Two different molecules that have the same chemical formula

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Monosaccharides

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Simple carbohydrates that contain 3 to 10 carbon atoms

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Hydrolysis

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Breaking down complex molecules by the chemical addition of water

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Saturated fat

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A lipid made from fatty acids that have no double bonds between carbon atoms

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Unsaturated fat

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A lipid made from fatty acids that has at least one double bond between carbon atoms

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Hydrogen bond

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A strong attraction between hydrogen atoms and certain other atoms in specific molecules

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What determines the vast majority of characteristics in an atom?

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Electrons

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What does the number after an atom's name signify?

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The sum of the protons and neutrons in an atom.

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What are 4 things needed for photosynthesis?

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Hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, and chlorophyll

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What makes a molecule a carbohydrate?

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It only has CHO, and is must have 2 times more H's as O's

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How can you tell if something is an acid?

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It has O double C OH

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pH scale measures what?

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Acidity and alkalinity

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What are the basic building blocks of proteins?

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Amino acids

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Name the basic parts of a nucleotide

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Adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine

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Adenine only links to...

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Thymine

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Cytosine only links to...

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Guanine

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Name the important biological elements

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Carbon (C) Hydrogen (H) nitrogen (N) Phosphorus (P) Sulfur (S)

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How does DNA store information?

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By linking nucleotide bases together in a double helix

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Properties of a protein

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Carbon, Nitrogen, Hydrogen, Oxygen

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What holds the helixes in a DNA molecule together?

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Hydrogen bond

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A structural building block of DNA, containing adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine

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Nucleotide