H Bio, Ch 1, Haley Gray

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Atoms

Back 1

The smallest component of an element.

Hint 1

1. Molecule

2. Life itself is made up of atoms.

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Molecule

Back 2

The smallest unit of an element.

Hint 2

1. Atom

2. Molecules build up elements.

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Element

Back 3

Substances that cannot be turned into simpler substances.

Hint 3

1. Hydrogen

2. The periodic table is built up of elements.

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Proton

Back 4

A positive charged particle in an atoms nucleus.

Hint 4

1. Positive

2. A proton has the opposite charge of an electron.

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Electron

Back 5

A negative charged particle found outside an atoms shell.

Hint 5

1. Negative

2. A electron has the opposite charge of a proton.

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Neutron

Back 6

A neutral charged particle found in an atoms nucleus.

Hint 6

1. Neutral

2. A neutron has no charge.

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Ion

Back 7

An atom formed by the loss or gain of electrons.

Hint 7

1. Na+

2. An ion doesn't have a normal amount of electrons.

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Isotope

Back 8

An atom formed by the loss or gain of neutrons.

Hint 8

1. Carbon-12

2. An isotope doesn't have a normal number of neutrons.

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Ionic bond

Back 9

A bond through ions formed by electron transferring.

Hint 9

1. Ions

2. Two ions can form an ionic bond.

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Covalent bond

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A bond through atoms formed by electron transferring.

Hint 10

1. Electron

2. A covalent bond can be caused by electrons.

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Polar covalent bond

Back 11

A covalent bond that the electrons are not shared equally.

Hint 11

1. Unequal

2. A polar covalent bond doesn't like sharing electrons.

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Law of conservation of matter

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A law saying matter can not be created or destroyed, only physically changed.

Hint 12

1. Matter

2. The law shows that nothing truly is destroyed.

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Activation energy

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The engel needed to cause a chemical reaction.

Hint 13

1. Reaction

2. Activation is crucial for a chemical reaction.

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Hydrogen bond

Back 14

A bond to hold together strands of DNA.

Hint 14

1. Hydrogen

2. DNA relies on a hydrogen bond.

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pH scale

Back 15

A scale showing the strength of a hydrogen bond.

Hint 15

1. 0 to 14

2. A pH scale helps show the strength of a hydrogen bond.

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Acid

Back 16

Proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solutions.

Hint 16

1. Hydronium

2. Acid usually has a very sour taste.

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Base

Back 17

A compound that reacts with acid to form a salt.

Hint 17

1. Salt

2. A base form a sort of salt with the help of acid.

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Organic compounds

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Compounds made up of carbon. Hydrogen, and usually oxygen.

Hint 18

1. CH2O

2. Organic compounds don't always have oxygen.

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Macromolecules

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Very large molecules.

Hint 19

1. Plastic

2. Macromolecules are really big.

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Carbohydrates

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A class of molecules that form supporting tissue in living things.

Hint 20

1. Fats

2. Carbohydrates are both a nutrients and a polymer.

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Lipids

Back 21

A class of molecules that comprises fats and other things.

Hint 21

1. Greasy

2. Lipids are only a type of nutrients.

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Proteins

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A class of molecules that are crucial to the diet of any living thing.

Hint 22

1.enzymes

2. Proteins are both a nutrients and a polymer.

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Nucleic acid

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Any group of long linear macromolecules.

Hint 23

1. DNA

2. Nucleic acids are only a type of polymer.

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Monosaccharides

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The simplest form of a carbohydrate.

Hint 24

1. Sugar

2. Monosaccharides are a type of sugar.

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Fatty acids & glycerol

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The things that make up fats, lipids, and membranes.

Hint 25

1. C3H8O3

2. Glycerol is a very sweet and syrupy liquid.

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Amino acids

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Any type of organic compound containing at least one amino group.

Hint 26

1. -NH2

2. Amino acids are a type of organic compound.

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Nucleotides

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Any group of molecules that form either DNA or RNA.

Hint 27

1. Nucleic Acid

2. Nucleotides form DNA or RNA.

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Disaccharide

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The result of two bonded monosaccharides.

Hint 28

1. Monosaccharides

2. Disaccharides are meaning 2 instead of 1.

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Polysaccharide

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The result of many bonded monosaccharides.

Hint 29

1. Monosaccharide

2. Polysaccharides are a complex carbohydrate.

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Polypeptide

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A chain of linked amino acids by peptide bonds.

Hint 30

1. Amino acid

2. Polypeptides have a molecular weight of about 10,000

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Peptide bond

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A covalent bond formed by joining one amino acid to another.

Hint 31

1. Amino acid

2. Peptide bonds are removed of a molecule of water.

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DNA

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Deoxyribonucleic Acid.

Hint 32

1. Double Helix

2. DNA forms our genes and who we will be.

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Gene

Back 33

The very basic unit of heredity.

Hint 33

1. DNA

2. Genes are built up of chromosomes.