Chemical basis of life Flashcards

1
Q

ANYTHING THAT OCCUPIES SPACE AND HAS MASS

A

MATTER

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2
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THE AMOUNT OF QUANTITY OF A MATTER IN AN OBJECT

A

MASS

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3
Q

FORCE OF ATTRACTION BETWEEN OBJECT AND EARTH

A

WEIGHT

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4
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ATTRACTION BETWEEN OBJECT AND EARTH

A

GRAVITY

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5
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ACTTRACTION OF MOLECULES IN THE SAME KIND

A

COHESION

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6
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ATTRACTION OF MOLECULSE IN DIFFERENT KINDS

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ADHESION

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7
Q

SMALLEST COMPLETE UNIT OF ELEMENT

A

ATOM

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8
Q

chemical substances that cannot be
decomposed or broken down into simpler units by any
chemical reaction

A

ELEMENT

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9
Q

no. of protons written as superscript

before the chemical symbol

A

ATOMIC NUMBER

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10
Q

no. of protons and neutrons in a given atom

written as superscript after the chemical symbol

A

ATOMIC MASS

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11
Q

composed of atoms of 2 or more elements

chemically united in fixed proportions

A

COMPOUND

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12
Q

the smallest complete unit of compound

A

MOLECULES

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13
Q

the attractive interaction of electrons

of 2 atoms or group of atoms

A

CHEMICAL BONDING

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14
Q

Form when an ionic compound is mixed with

water to form a solution.

A

ACIDS AND BASES

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15
Q

RELEASES H+

A

ACID

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16
Q

RELEASES OH-

A

BASES

17
Q

SUGARS MADE FROM GREEN PLANTS

A

GLUCOSE

18
Q

SUGAR FOUND IN MILK

A

GALACTOSE

19
Q

SUGAR FOUND IN FRUITS

A

FRUCTOSE

20
Q

TABLE SUGAR- GLUCOSE+ FRUCTOSE

A

SUCROSE

21
Q

MALT SUGAR= GLUCOSE 2X

A

MALTOSE

22
Q

MILK SUGAR= GLUCOSE+ GALACTOSE

A

LACTOSE

23
Q

PLANT STORAGE

A

STARCH

24
Q

ANIMAL STORAGE

A

GLYCOGEN

25
Q

are fatty, waxy, or oily substances in nature

A

LIPIDS

26
Q

lipids with one, two, or three fatty acids that are attached to an alcohol
named glycerol

A

FATS

27
Q

consist of two fatty acid tails attached to a phosphate head.

A

PHOSPHOLIPIDS

28
Q

complex lipid structures consisting of fatty acids bound to alcohol or
carbon chains.

A

WAXES

29
Q

are lipids with carbon rings instead of fatty acid chains

A

STEROIDS

30
Q

compounds composed of one or more chains of amino acids

A

PROTEINS

31
Q

Long protein chains are sometimes referred…

A

POLYPEPTIDE CHAINS

32
Q

small organic molecules that can act as energy carriers, coenzymes,
chemical messengers, and as the subunits of DNA and RNA

A

NUCLEOTIDES