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Chapter 2 – Chemistry Of Life Flashcards

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Matter

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Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.

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Elements

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Elements are the basic building blocks of matter that cannot be broken down by chemical means.

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Atoms

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Smallest particle of an element that displays the properties of the element

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Protons

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Subatomic particles that are positively charged.

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Neutrons

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Subatomic particles that are uncharged.

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Electrons

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Subatomic particles that are negatively charged. Orbit around the nucleus.

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Electron shell

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The circle around the nucleus of an atom represents an electron shell.

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Cell nucleus

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Contains linear DNA molecules in the form of chromosome structure.

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Atomic number

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Number of protons within the nucleus

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Mass number

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The number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus

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Atomic mass

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Mass of an atom equal to the number of protons plus the number of neutrons with in the nucleus

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Isotopes

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Are atoms that have the same atomic number but different atomic mass because the number of neutrons differ.

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Radioisotope

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Unstable form of an atom that spontaneously emits radiation in the form of radioactive particles or radiate energy.

Ex. Useful in dating old objects, imaging body organs and tissues through x-rays, and killing the cancer cells.

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Molecules

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Made up of atoms that are bonded together.

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Compound

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When the atoms are different, a compound is formed.

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What are the two types of bonds that join atoms?

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Ionic bonds and covalent bonds.

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Ionic bonds

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Chemical bond in which ions are attracted to one another by opposite charges.

  • atoms in this type of bond donate or take on electrons.
  • result in a stable outer shell.
  • occur between particles that are charged (ions)
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Ions

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Ions are particles that carry either a positive or a negative charge.

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Valance shell

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Outermost energy shell of an atom

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Covalent bonds

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Chemical bond in which atoms share one pair of electrons

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Water

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Water is a polar molecule and a solvent.

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Polar

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combination of atoms in which the electrical charge is not distributed symmetrically.

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Hydrogen bonds

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Hydrogen bonds occur between a hydrogen in a covalent bond and a negatively charged atom.

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Acids

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Acids are substances that disassociate in water and release hydrogen ions (H +)

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Bases
Bases are substances that take up hydrogen ions (H+) or release hydroxide ions (OH-)
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Hydrophilic
Type of molecule that interacts with water by dissolving in water and or forming hydrogen bonds with water molecules.
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Hydrophobic
Type of molecule that does not interact with water because it is nonpolar.
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Adhesion
Adhesion refers to the ability of water molecules to cling to other polar surfaces. Example raindrops on the windshield.
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What is the pH scale?
The pH scale is used to indicate the acidity or basicity (alkalinity) of a solution. Ranges from 0–14 A pH below 7 is acidic and above 7 is basic
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Dehydration reaction
The removal of water that allows subunits to link together into larger molecules
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Hydrolysis reaction
The addition of water at that breaks larger molecules into their subunits.
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What four organic molecules are found in living organisms?
Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acid's.
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Macromolecule
A molecule that contains many subunits.
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What are carbohydrates?
Function for quick and short term energy storage in all organisms including humans. Class of organic compounds that includes monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides.
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Monosaccharide
A simple sugar. Made of one carbon ring. Example. Glucose
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Glucose
The hexose our bodies use as an immediate source of energy.
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Disaccharide
Is made by joining only two monosaccharides together by a dehydration reaction. 2 carbon rings as found in maltose.
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Polysaccharides
A complex carbohydrate. Examples are starch, glycogen and cellulose. Made of many carbon rings.
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Glycogen
The storage form in animals .
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Starch
The storage form in plants.
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Cellulose
Commonly called fiber is found in plant cell walls.
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What are lipids?
Molecules that do not dissolve in water. Includes fats and oils.
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what are examples of lipids?
Fats and oils, phospholipids, and steroids.
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Fats
Function for long-term energy storage, insulation from heat loss, and cushion for organs.
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Emulsification
The digestion of fatty foods.
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Fatty acid
A carbon – hydrogen chain that ends with an acidic group.
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Saturated fatty acid's
Have no double bonds between the carbon atoms. The chain is saturated with all the hydrogens it can hold.
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Unsaturated fatty acid's
Have double bonds in the carbon chain wherever the number of hydrogens is less than two per carbon.
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Oils
Usually plant origin. Liquid at room temperature.
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Phospholipids
Are the primary components of cellular membranes.
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What is a steroid?
A steroid is a lipid in the structure is for fuse carbon rings. Examples; cholesterol and sex hormones.
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What are proteins?
Proteins are made up of subunits called amino acids. Important for diverse functions in the body including hormones, enzymes, anti-bodies and transport. Can denature.
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Enzymes
Speed up chemical reactions in cells.
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Denaturation or denature
When proteins are exposed to extremes in heat and pH they undergo an in-reversible change in shape.
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Peptide bond
The covalent bond between two amino acids.
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Polypeptide
When three or more amino acids are linked by peptide bonds.
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What are the four levels of protein organization?
Primary, secondary, Tertiary, and Quaternary.
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Primary
The linear order of amino acids
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Secondary
Alpha helix or a pleated sheet
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Tertiary
Final shape of polypeptide
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Quaternary
Two or more associated polypeptides
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Nucleic acid
Made of nucleotides subunits Function in the cell to make proteins and include RNA and DNA.
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What are the five bases found in nucleotides?
Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Thymine and Uracil
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RNA (ribonucleic acid)
Nucleic acid produced from covalent bonding of nucleotide monomers that contain the sugar ribose. Occurs in three major forms messenger RNA, ribosomal RNA, and transfer RNA.
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ATP
A high energy molecule, because the last two phosphate bonds are unstable and easily broken.

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