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biology ch. 2 test

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basic unit of matter   atom  
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name the subatomic particles that make up atoms   protons, neutrons, electrons  
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made up of protons and neutrons, at the center of the atom   nucleus  
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negatively charged particle with 1/1840 the mass of a proton   electron  
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a chemical________ is a pure substance that consists entirely of one type of atom   element  
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atoms of the same element that differ in the number of neutrons they contain   isotopes  
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the reason isotopes of the same element have the same chemical properties   because they have the same number of electrons  
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a chemical___________ is a substance formed by the chemical combination of two or more elements in definite proportions   compound  
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the chemical bond in which electrons are transferred from one atom to another is called a(n)_____________bond   ionic  
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he two main types of chemical bonds   ionic and covalent  
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a(n)_____________ bond forms when electrons are shared between atoms   covalent  
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the smallest unit of most compounds   molecule  
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intermolecular forces of attraction   van der waals forces  
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why a water molecule is polar   there is an uneven distribution of electrons between the oxygen and hydrogen atoms  
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why polar molecules can attract to each other   because of their partial positive and negative charges  
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attraction between molecules of the same substance   cohesion  
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attraction between molecules of different substances   adhesion  
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material composed of two or more elements mixed together but not chemically combined   mixture  
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mixture in which all he components are evenly distributed throughout   solution  
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the substance that is dissolved   solute  
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the substance in which the solute dissolves   solvent  
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mixtures of water and nondissolved material   suspension  
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what the pH scale indicates   the concentration of H+ ions in a solution  
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contain higher concentrations of H+ ions in a solution and have pH values below 7   acidic solutions  
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contain lower concentrations of H+ ions than pure water and have pH values above 7   basic solutions  
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weak acids or bases that can react with strong acids of bases to prevent sharp, sudden changes in pH   buffers  
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smaller units, or __________, join together to form __________   monomers, polymers  
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name the four groups of organic compounds found in living things   proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids  
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compounds made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms   carbohydrates  
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Living things use ___________ as their main source of energy   carbohydrates  
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Plants and some animals use carbohydrates for what?   structural purposes  
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the monomers in starch polymers are _______ ___________   sugar molecules  
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single sugar molecules   monosaccharides  
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large macromolecules formed by monosaccharides   polysaccharides  
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made mostly from carbon and hydrogen atoms   lipids  
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name three things lipids are used for   to store energy, as biological membranes, as waterproof coverings  
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macromolecules containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen carbon, and phosphorous   nucleic acids  
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nucleic acids are polymers assembled from monomers known as _______   nucleotides  
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name the three parts nucleotides consist of   a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base  
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what do nucleic acids do   store and transmit genetic information  
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name the two kinds of nucleic acids   RNA DNA  
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macromolecules containing nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen and oxygen   proteins  
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proteins are polymer of molecules called __________ ________   amino acids  
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what do proteins do   control the rate of reactions and regulate cell processes, form bones and muscles, transport substances into or out of cells or help fight diseases  
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_________enter into a chemical reaction and ______ are the elements or compounds produces   reactants, products  
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a ________ _________ is a process that changes one set of chemicals into another set of chemicals   chemical reaction  
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chemical reactions always involve the _____________ in reactants and the ______________ in products   breaking of bonds, forming of new bonds  
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chemical reactions that ______ energy often occur spontaneously. chemical reactions that ________energy will not occur without   release. absorb, without a source of energy  
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energy that is needed to get a reaction started   activation energy  
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substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction by lowering the activation energy   catalyst  
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proteins that act as biological catalysts   enzymes  
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what do cells use enzymes for?   to speed up chemical reactions that take place in cells  
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the reactants of enzyme-catalyzed reactions   substrates  
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