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the smallest chemical unit of matter

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atom

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define what atom mean

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the smallest chemical unit of matter

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define what element is

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matter composed of one type of atom

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matter composed of one type of atom and name some examples

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element
ex: carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, sodium

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two or more atoms combine to form

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a molecule

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different two or more atoms combine

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compound

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what charge does protons have?

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positive charge

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what charge does neutrons have ?

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neutral charge

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true or false, every atom as a centrally located nucleus but does not contain a net positive charge?

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false, it does contain a centrally located nucleus however it also contains a net positive charge

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__ and is stable and does not participate in chemical reactions.

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Nucleus

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name 3 characteristics of electrons

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1)circle the nucleus and are negatively charged
2)stabilize the positive charge of the nucleus
3)an equal number of electrons and protons will give a net charge equal to neutral

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Unlike protons and neutrons, which are densely packed in the nucleus, the lighter _____ orbit the nucleus in shells.

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Electrons

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True or false. Electron shells correspond to different energy levels

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True

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How do chemical bonds form between atoms ?

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through interactions of electrons in their outer shells

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How do every atoms become chemically stable, and how do you achieve this?

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by filling its outermost shell with electrons

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how do atoms achieve a full complement of electrons?

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by combining together to form molecules

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if an atom lose an electron it has an overall what charge?

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positive

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if an atom gains an electron it has an overall

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negative

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define what an ion is

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an atom (or group pf atoms) that has a positive or negative charge is an ion

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defined what an cation is

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loss of an electron

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define what an anion is

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gained of an electron

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name the 3 kinds of chemical bonds found in living organisms

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1) ionic
2)covalent
3)HYDROGEN BONDS

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result from attraction between ions of opposite charges

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ionic bonds

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what forms ionic bonds to neutralize their changes

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anion and cation

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attraction holds the ions together to form a ______
compound
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this type of bond form when atoms share pairs of electrons
covalent bonds
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this type of bond is found in many compounds, especially those that contain carbon
covalent bond
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true or false. Covalent bonds are not very strong bonds, ionic are stronger
false, they are a very strong bonds
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True or false, carbon atoms can form up to 4 covalent bonds
True
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define what hydrogen bonds are
occur between covalently bonded molecules that display polarity
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Name the example: When hydrogens are bonded to oxygen, the larger oxygen atom tends to pull the electrons closer to itself
hydrogen bonds
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True or false. Hydrogen bonds creates a region with partial negative charge (O) and a region with partial positive charge (H).
True
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name some more characteristics of hydrogen bonds
1)loose attraction between oppositely charged regions of different molecules 2) weaker than ionic and covalent bonds 3)serve to bridge separate molecules together
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Approx. how much percentage if the cell weight of water
75%
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Define the charge distribution of water.
Water has an unequal charge distribution
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True or false. Each water molecule can form up to four hydrogen bonds with other molecules, in which gives its unique properties
True
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Water as the solvent of life (point #3 and #4)
makes water resist rapid changes in temperature and imparts a high boiling point (100).
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is water a polar solvent?
yes
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water as the solvent of life, unequal charge distribution allows it to dissolve many covalent compounds
False, unequal charge distribution allows it to dissolve many ionic compounds
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Water as the solvent of life: positive regions of water molecules surround negative ions and negative regions surround positive ions True or false
True
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water as the solvent of life holds the ions in solution
Yes, it does hold the ions in solution
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Polar nature of water and gives it following characteristics
1. High boiling point, strong attraction between water molecules 2.due to polarity: many polar substances undergo dissociation (they dissolve positive portion of solute molecule attracted to neg. O, and negative portion of solute attracted to positive H. therefore, salt like nacl tends to separate into cations and anions.
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Name the other 2 characteristics of polar nature.
3.water is key for digestive processes: large molecules broken down into smaller. also for synthetic reactions: important source of H and O atoms that are incorporated into numerous organic compounds in living cells. 4.heat absorption by molecules tends to increase kinetic energy and their rate of motion. With water, heat first results in breaking H-bonds rather than increasing rate of motion.
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True or false. water's polarity facilitates the splitting and joining of hydrogen ions (H+) and hydroxide ions (OH-). Making these ions unavailable for chemical reactions.
True
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What does pH scale describes as a concentration
pH scale describes the concentration of H+ ions in a solution.
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measure of acidity: and gives it description pH 7= pH below 7= pH above 7=
pH 7= neutral (pure water) pH below 7= acidic pH above 7= basic or alkaline
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organic molecules, is any molecule that contains both what?
carbon and hydrogen
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True or false. Because each C atom can participate in 4 covalent bonds, carbon can be used to build an enormous variety of compounds.
true
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What are the four major classes of organic molecules that make up the building blocks of life
1) carbohydrates 2) lipids 3) proteins 4)nucleic acids
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large group of compounds including sugars and starches
carbohydrates and all contain the elements of CHO , and they are generally polar and ready source of energy for cells.
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types of carbohydrates
1)monosaccharides 2)disaccharides 3)polysaccharides
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polysaccharide are often soluble in water?
no, it is not usually soluble
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What does lipids include?
lipid includes fats, complex lipids(phospholipids) and steroids and is essential to the structure and function of membranes
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lipids is used for something else, and not energy storage
false, it is used for energy storage
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what does hydrophobic mean?
water hating
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Define this : Made from glycerol backbone +1 or more fatty acids.
Fats
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monoglycerides
1 fatty acid
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diacyglycerides
2 fatty acids
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triacyglycerides
3 fatty acids
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fatty acids can be saturated or unsaturated. What does that mean?
saturated means no double bonds and unsaturated mean double bonds
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complex lipids such as phospholipids contain what
glycerol,2 fatty acids, and a phosphate group.
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the phosphate group is polar which means what?
hydrophilic
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The fatty acid tails are non-polar which means what?
Hydrophobic
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saturated fatty acids tend to form membranes that are more.....
solid
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unsaturated fatty acids tend to be more.....
fluid
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biological membranes , what a re they made from and what are they? and name a characteristic
are made from phospholipids bilayers are semi-fluid(contain a mix of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids) separate the watery inside of the cell from the watery environment.
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what is another type of lipids?
steroids
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what is structurally different from other lipids?
steroids
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built, on a hydrophobic 4 ring structure, generally found in eukaryotes and not prokaryotes, example are cholesterol and ergosterol and vitamin d.
steroids(sterols)
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what are the building blocks of proteins?
amino acids
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proteins all contain what...?
C H O N and some have S
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required in all aspects of cell structure and function, some are structural, and most act as enzymes in which increase the rate at which chemical reactions take place in living organisms.
proteins
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proteins typically contain how many amino acids
20 different amino acids
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true or false. proteins typically have at least one amino (-NH2) and one carboxyl (-COOH) group.
true
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proteins typically contain side groups which determines what ?
properties
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amino acids are joined to make proteins by
covalent peptide bonds
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What is a polypeptide
it is a protein chain of amino acids
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___ and ___ of the protein is determined by the sequence of amino acids.
shape and function
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what does dna and rna stand for?
deoxyribonucleic acid ribonucleic acid
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nucleic acids built of building blocks is called
nucleotides
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what are the 3 parts of nucleic acids?
nitrogenous base pentose sugar phosphate
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name the nitrogenous bases
purine= 2 ring =adenine or guanine pyrimidine=1 thymine and cytosine and uracil
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how many sugar does pentose habe?
5 sugars ribose,deoxyribose
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what are joined together by covalent bonds to form a strand of nucleic acids?
nucelotides
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name the characteristics of dna
double stranded nitrogenous base: A,T,C,G stores genetic info of all cellular organisms
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name the characteristics of rna
A, G, U , and C sugar ribose single stranded involved in communicating and instructions stored in DNA
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dna structure: each strand is built from a
sugar phosphate backbone
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dna structure: two strands are held together by what and what do they form?
hydrogen bonds in between nitrogenous bases they form double helix
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name the base pairing in rna and dna
a t c g in dna a u cg in rna
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Proteins acts as enzymes which decreases the rate at which chemical reactions take place in living organisms?
false. they increase the rate at which chemical reactions take place in living organisms.

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