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Biology Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Matter | Anything that occupies and hass mass. |
| Mass | |
| Element | Pure substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical or physical means. |
| Atom | Smallest particle of an Element. |
| Nucleus | Ball-like mass of fibors and granules in a cell nucleus. |
| Proton | Subatomic particle that has no change (is electrically neutral) |
| Neutron | Number of protons in an atoms nucleus in unique for each statement. |
| Atomic Number | Number of protons in an atoms nucleus is uniquefor each statement. |
| Mass Number | |
| Electron | Substance particle with a single unit of negative electric charge. |
| Compound | Subatomic containing tow or more elements chemically combined in a fixed ratio. |
| Covalent Bond | Chemical bond that forms when two atoms share electron. |
| Molecule | Two or more atoms held together by covalent bonds |
| Ion | Atom that has become electrically charged as a result of gaining or losing an electron |
| Ionic Bond | |
| Energy`` |