The Chemistry Of Life

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Anything that occupies space and has mass

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Matter

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Substances that cannot be broken down by ordinary means

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Elements

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What can you think of your element as

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Flavors of candy (atom)

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SPONCH

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Sulfur, phosphorous, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and hydrogen

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What 4 elements makes 96% of your body?

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Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and notrogen

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What does the periodic table do for you?

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Shows all of the elements and their properties (characteristics)

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2 or more of these elements linked chemically

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Compound

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Sodium + chloride =

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Sodium chloride (table salt)

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2 or more atoms covalently bonded

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Molecule

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Very small units of matter

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Atoms

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All living and nonliving things are composed of

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Atoms

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Subatomic particles

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Protons (+)

Neutrons (+-)

Electrons (-)

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Atoms can join together through

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Chemical bonding

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Chemical reactions

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Reactant+reactant=product

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Two major types of bonding

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Covalent bond and ionic bond

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Strongest bond where atoms share electrons. Usually 2 elements that are closer together on the periodic table

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Covalent bond

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Oppositely charged atoms are attracted to one another (+&-). Usually a metal and nonmetal

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Ionic bond

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A scientific guess to explain an occurence

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Hypothesis

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Scientist use a set standard for conducting research

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Scientific method

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Step 1

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Onservation, question, research

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Step 2

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Conduct a hypothesis (educated guess)

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Step 3

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Controlled experiment

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Step 4

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Collet data

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Step 5

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Analyze data

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Step 6

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Draw a conclusion by evaluating results

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An excitement that contains only one experimental variable. The experimental or independent variable is the thing being tested

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Controlled experiment

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The thing being tested

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Experimental or independent variable

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All variables that are the same are called

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Constants

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The data that is observed and measured as a result of the independent variable

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Dependent variable

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An explanation of a natural phenomenon that is backed by scientific evidence

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Theory

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What is the elements carbs are made of?

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Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen

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What monomer is the building block of carbs?

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Monosaccharides

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What is the function of carbs?

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Source of usable energy for the cell, major part of plant cell structure, used for immediate or quick energy

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What are some examples of carbs

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Glucose, sucrose, starch, cellulose

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What elements make up lipids?

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Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen

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What monomer is the building block of lipids

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Fatty acid

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What is the function of lipids?

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Source of usable energy for the cell, part of the cell structure, used as stored or long term energy

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What are some examples of lipids?

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Oils, fats

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What elements make up proteins

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Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur

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What monomer is the building block of proteins

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Amino acids

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What is the function of proteins

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Necessary for many functions such as eyesight, digestion, and movement, they speed up chemical reactions and protect the body from infection

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What is an example of proteins

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Enzymes

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What elements make up nucleic acids

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Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphate

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What monomer is the building block of nucleic acids

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Nucleotides

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What is the function of nucleic acids

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Carrie's the instruction for making proteins, genetic information

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What is an example of nucleic acids

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DNA, RNA

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What makes up 65 to 95% if our bodies

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Water

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Water is the _______ which means that many things can easily dissolve in it

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Universal solvent

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Water is ____ (has slight charge)

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Polar

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What makes water an essential component of living things?

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Cohesion and adhesion and surface tension

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Sticks together very well

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Cohesive

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The cohesion allowsnit to form droplets making a kind of membrane

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Surface tension

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Water can "climb" inside a tube with a very small diameter

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Capillary action

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Contain carbon and hydrogen atoms

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Organic compounds

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Large

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Macro

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Contain 2 monosaccharides

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Disaccharide

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Commonly found in milk

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Lactose

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"Table sugar" transported in plants

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Sucrose

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Carbohydrates formed from many individual sugars into long chains

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Polysaccharides

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Lipids that contain phosphate (major components of cell membranes)

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Phospholipids

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Lipids with 4 linked rings of carbon

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Steroid

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Have only single bonds between carbs and max number of hydrogens (no no's)

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Saturated fats

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Have double bo ads between carbons making less room for hydrogen

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Unsaturated fats

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Proteins that help control chemical reactions by acting as a catalyst

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Enzymes

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Speed up reactions by lowering activation energy

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Catalysts

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What are the building blocks of macro molecules called?

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Monomers