Chemical Basis of Life

Question 1

bio-

Answer 1

life (biochemistry)

Question 2

di-

Answer 2

two (disaccaride)

Question 3

glyc-

Answer 3

sweet (glycogen)

Question 4

iso-

Answer 4

equal (isotope)

Question 5

lip-

Answer 5

fat (lipids)

Question 6

-lyt

Answer 6

dissolvable (electrolyte)

Question 7

mono-

Answer 7

one (monosaccharide)

Question 8

nucle-

Answer 8

kernel (nucleus)

Question 9

poly-

Answer 9

many (polyunsaturated)

Question 10

sacchar-

Answer 10

sugar (monosaccharide)

Question 11

syn-

Answer 11

together (synthesis)

Question 12

-valent

Answer 12

having power (covalent bond)

Question 13

element

Answer 13

a fundamental substance that together composes matter

Question 14

compounds

Answer 14

chemical combinations

Question 15

bulk elements

Answer 15

elements that the body requires in large amounts

Question 16

What are the main bulk elements?

Answer 16

carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur, and phosphourus

Question 17

trace elements

Answer 17

elements required in small amounts

Question 18

ultratrace elements

Answer 18

elements that are toxic in large amounts but may be vital in very small amounts

Question 19

atoms

Answer 19

the smallest complete units of the elements

Question 20

nucleus

Answer 20

the dense core of an atom that is composed of protons and neutrons

Question 21

electrons

Answer 21

a small negatively charged particle that encircles the nucleus of an atom, so small they have almost no weight at all

Question 22

proton

Answer 22

positively charged particle in an atomic nucleus

Question 23

neutron

Answer 23

electrically neutral subatomic particle,

Question 24

atomic number

Answer 24

the number of protons in the atoms of particular elements

Question 25

atomic weight

Answer 25

the number of protons plus the number of neutrons in each element's atoms

Question 26

isotopes

Answer 26

atoms that have the same atomic number but different atomic weights