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15 Cards in this Set
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Matter
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Anything that occupies space and has mass. The "stuff" of the universe.
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Covalent bonds
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Chemical bond created by electron sharing betwen atoms
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Gas
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a state of matter that has no definite shape or volume
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Atomic Number
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The number of protons in an atom
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Mitochondria
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Cytoplasmic organelles responsible for ATP generation for cellular activities.
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Hydrophobic
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refers to molecules or portions of molecules, that interact only with non-polar molecules
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Osmosis
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Diffusion of a solvent through a selectively permeable membrane.
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Hydrogen Bonds
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Weak bond in which a hydrogen atom forms a bridge between two electron-hungry atoms. An important intramolecular bond.
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Hydrophilic
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refers to molecules, or portions of molecules that interact with water and charged particles.
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Transcription
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One of the two major steps in the transfer of genetic code information involving the transfer of information from a DNA gene's base sequence to the complentary base sequence of an mRNA molecule.
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Solid
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A state of matter that has definite shape and volume.
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Acidic
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low pH. A high concentration of hydrogen ions.
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Compounds
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substances composed of two or more different elements, the atoms of which are chemically united.
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Liquid
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a state of matter that has a definite volume, but no definite shape.
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Akaline
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high pH. low hydrogen ion concentration
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