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 |