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Biology Study Cards
BIO VOCAB
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Compound | a substance formed by the chemical combination of two or more elements |
| Ion | positicely and negatively charged atoms |
| Atom | the smallest fragment of an element |
| Ionic Bond | one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to another |
| Element | a pure substance that consists entirely of one type of atom |
| Covalent Bond | electrons are shared between atoms |
| Molecule | the smallest unit of most compounds |
| Nucleus | the center of the atom |
| Electron | a negatively charged particle |
| Van der Waals forces | a slight attraction when molecules are closely together |
| Isotope | atoms of the same element that differ in the number of neutrons |
| Suspension | mixtures of water and nondissolved |
| Solution | mixtures of two or more substances that molecules are evenly distributed throughout the solution |
| Solvent | the substance at which the solute dissolves |
| Buffer | weak acids or bases that can react with strong acids or bases |
| Solute | the substance that is dissolved |
| Cohesion | an attraction between molecules of the same substance |
| Adhesionan | an attraction between molecules of different substances |
| pH Scale | a scale to indicate the concentration of H+ ions solution |
| Acid | any compound that forms H+ ions solution |
| Base | a compound that produces hydroxide ions (OH ions) in a solution |
| Mixture | a material composed of two or more elements or compounds that are physically mixed together |
| Nucleic Acid | molecules containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and phosphorus |
| Nucleotide | they consist of 3 parts: a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base |
| Monomer | smaller units in macromolecules |
| Polysaccharide | large macromolecules formed from monosaccharides |
| Amino Acids | proteins are polymers of molecules called |
| Protein | macromolecules that contain nitrogen as well as carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen |
| Polymer | monomers join together to form this |
| Carbohydrate | compounds made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms, usually in a ratio 1:2:1 |
| Lipid | large and varied group of biological molecules that are generally not soluble in water |
| RNA and DNA | both are nucleic acids |
| Substrates | the reactents of enzyme-catalyst reactions |
| Product | element or compound produced by a chemical reaction |
| Activation Energy | the energy that is needed to get a reaction started |
| Chemical Reaction | energy released or absorbed when chemical bonds form are broken |
| Reactant | element or compound that enters into a chemical reaction |
| Catalyst | a substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction |
| Enzymes | proteins that act as biological catalysts |
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