| Question | Answer |
| biochemistry | the study of life as it relates to chemistry |
| microbiology | the study of extremely small life |
| atom | smallest division of an element |
| What is the most abundant chemical found in the body? | Oxygen |
| What is the cells primary source of energy? | Glucose |
| What is the biproduct of cellular respiration? | Carbon Dioxide and Water |
| Negatively charged particle | Electron |
| Positively charged particle | Protron |
| Particle with no charge | Neutron |
| Solution with a higher concentration of particles than the solution that is compared with | Hypertonic solution |
| Substance that takes on the shape of the container but does not expand it | Liquid |
| The level of a solution above which no more substance can be dissolved | Saturation Point |
| Substances that consists of one more components dissolved in a liquid | Solution |
| What are nucleic acids made of? | Nucleotides |
| Electrolyte | Substance that forms ions when it dissolved |
| Glucose | Primary energy source for cells |
| Mixture | Consists of two or more combined substances that do not interact chemically |
| Store energy as body fat | Triglycerides |
| Fluid inside a cell | Intracellular Fluid |
| Fluid in between cells | Interstitial Fluid |
| A base is a substances that releases what kind of ion when dissovled? | Hydroxide |
| An acid is a substance that releases what kind of ion when dissolved? | Hydrogen |
| What are the four organic compounds found in the body? | Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids |
| DNA | Double strand of nucleotides that defines the genetic code |
| Found in the human body in minor quantities | Nitrogen |
| Molecule | Structure consisting of two or more atoms |
| A reaction that causes molcules to bond | Synthesis Reaction |
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