The Carbon Cycle Flashcards

(33 cards)

1
Q

What are living things made of?

A

Matter

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2
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What are the three states of matter?

A

Solid, gas, liquid

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3
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How does a substance change to another?

A

Changed pressure/temp.

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4
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What is the fourth state of matter?

A

Plasma, which only exists at extremely high temps in stars

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5
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What is matter made of?

A

atoms and molecules

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6
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How does carbon enter the atmosphere?

A

Composition and respiration

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7
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what would happen if decomposition did not happen?

A

piles of dead matter, no CO2 released.

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8
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What is outgassing?

A

When magma comes to the surface and bubbles of hot gas escape into the atmosphere after pressure is reduced.

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9
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Where did the world’s oceans originate?

A

Water vapor vented during volcanic eruptions

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10
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Do smaller objects in space like the moon have enough gravity to prevent gasses from escaping into space?

A

No.

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11
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What were earth’s earliest lifeforms?

A

primitive bacteria that thrived in an atmosphere with no oxygen.

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12
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What did ocean water protect early life-forms from?

A

destructive solar radiation

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13
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What is free oxygen?

A

oxygen that is not combined with other elements

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14
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What are the 4 biological macromolecules needed for life? (PLNC)

A

Nucleic acid, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins

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15
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What do we call the individual building blocks of bio macromolecules?

A

Monomer

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16
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Carbohydrates are a huge source of…

A

“fast” energy

17
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What is the monomer of a carbohydrate?

A

Monosaccharide

18
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What is an example of a lipid?

19
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What makes up the structure of a lipid?

20
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What is NOT a function of a lipid?

21
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What is the monomer of a protein?

22
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What is the monomer of a nucleic acid?

23
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What is the only macromolecule to contain phosphorous atoms?

A

Nucleic acids

24
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What does CHO stand for?

A

Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen

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What are the structures of carbs, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids in order?
Cho, cho, chon, chonp (carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorous)
26
Which side of chemical equations are reactants written? Products?
Reactants on the left, products on the right.
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Why are reactants written on the left?
they are the substances that enter the reaction.
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why are products written on the right?
they are the substances that are made in the reaction.
29
What does (s) mean in a chemical equation?
Solid substance
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What does (l) mean?
Liquid substance
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What does (g) mean?
Gas substance
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What does (aq) mean
Aqueous substance
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What is the difference between a liquid and aqueous substance?
Liquid - liquid state Aqueous - solution of water and another substance