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WM Biology Chapter 6
Vocab Words from Chapter 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acid | Any substance that forms hydrogen ions (H+)in water and hasa pH below 7. |
| atom | Smallest particle of an element that has the charectics of that element; basic building blocks of all matter. |
| base | Any substance thay forms hydroxide ions (OH-) in water and has a pH above. |
| compound | Substance composed of atoms of two or more diffrent elements that are chemically combined. |
| covalent bond | Chemical bond formed when two atoms share electrons. |
| element | Substance thaty can be broken down into similar chemicall substances. |
| ion | Atom or group of atoms that gain or lose electrons; has an electrical charge. |
| ionic bond | Chemical bond formed by the attractive forces between two ions of opposite charge. |
| isotope | Atoms of the same element that have diffrent numbers of nuetrons in the nucelus. |
| metabolism | All the chemical reactions that occur within an organism. |
| mixture | |
| molecule | a |
| nucleus | a |
| pH | a |
| solution | a |
| diffusion | a |
| dynamic equilibrium | a |
| hydrogen bond | a |
| polar molecule | aa |
| amino acid | aa |
| carbohydrate | a |
| enzyme isomer | aa |
| lipid | aaa |
| nucleic acid | a |
| nucleotide | a |
| polymer | a |
| protein |