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Anat Set 1-Guerena
midterm study stack
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| CATABOLISM | PART OF METABOLISM THAT INVOLVES BREAKING DOWN LARGER MOLECULES INTO SMALLER ONES TO RELEASE ENERGY |
| ANABOLISM | PART OF METABOLISM THAT INVOLVES BUILDING UP COMPLEX MOLECULES FROM SIMPLER ONES. REQUIRES ENERGY |
| ELEMENT | CANNOT BE BROKEN DOWN (EXAMPLE: CARBON) |
| COMPOUND | MORE THAN ONE ELEMENT; CAN BE BROKEN DOWN INTO THE ELEMENTS CONTAINED WITHIN THEM |
| ISOTOPES | ELEMENTS WITH THE SAME PROTON NUMBER BUT DIFFERENT NEUTRON NUMBER |
| IONIC BOND | FORMED BY TRANSFER OF ELECTRONS FROM ONE ATOM TO ANOTHER |
| COVALENT BOND | SHARING ELECTRONS BETWEEN OUTER ENERGY LEVELS OF TWO ATOMS |
| TYPE OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS | SYNTHESIS, DECOMPOSITION, EXCHANGE |
| ACID | PROTON DONOR, LITMUS WILL TURN RED, TASTES SOUR |
| BASE | PROTON ACCEPTOR, LITMUS WILL TURN BLUE, TASTES BITTER |