Chemical basis of life Flashcards

(32 cards)

1
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ANYTHING THAT OCCUPIES SPACE AND HAS MASS

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MATTER

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2
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THE AMOUNT OF QUANTITY OF A MATTER IN AN OBJECT

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MASS

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3
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FORCE OF ATTRACTION BETWEEN OBJECT AND EARTH

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WEIGHT

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4
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ATTRACTION BETWEEN OBJECT AND EARTH

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GRAVITY

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5
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ACTTRACTION OF MOLECULES IN THE SAME KIND

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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
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SMALLEST COMPLETE UNIT OF ELEMENT

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ATOM

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8
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chemical substances that cannot be
decomposed or broken down into simpler units by any
chemical reaction

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ELEMENT

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9
Q

no. of protons written as superscript

before the chemical symbol

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ATOMIC NUMBER

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10
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no. of protons and neutrons in a given atom

written as superscript after the chemical symbol

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ATOMIC MASS

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11
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composed of atoms of 2 or more elements

chemically united in fixed proportions

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COMPOUND

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12
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the smallest complete unit of compound

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MOLECULES

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13
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the attractive interaction of electrons

of 2 atoms or group of atoms

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CHEMICAL BONDING

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14
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Form when an ionic compound is mixed with

water to form a solution.

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ACIDS AND BASES

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15
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RELEASES H+

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ACID

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16
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RELEASES OH-

17
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SUGARS MADE FROM GREEN PLANTS

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SUGAR FOUND IN MILK

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SUGAR FOUND IN FRUITS

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TABLE SUGAR- GLUCOSE+ FRUCTOSE

21
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MALT SUGAR= GLUCOSE 2X

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MILK SUGAR= GLUCOSE+ GALACTOSE

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PLANT STORAGE

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ANIMAL STORAGE

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are fatty, waxy, or oily substances in nature
LIPIDS
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lipids with one, two, or three fatty acids that are attached to an alcohol named glycerol
FATS
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consist of two fatty acid tails attached to a phosphate head.
PHOSPHOLIPIDS
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complex lipid structures consisting of fatty acids bound to alcohol or carbon chains.
WAXES
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are lipids with carbon rings instead of fatty acid chains
STEROIDS
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compounds composed of one or more chains of amino acids
PROTEINS
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Long protein chains are sometimes referred...
POLYPEPTIDE CHAINS
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small organic molecules that can act as energy carriers, coenzymes, chemical messengers, and as the subunits of DNA and RNA
NUCLEOTIDES