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Science Unit 2
Deffinition | Word |
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a substance formed by the chemical combination of 2 or more elements in specific porportions | compound |
macromolecule made moslty from carbon and hydrogen | lipids |
giant polymers that consists of thousands of linked monosaccharides | polysaccharide |
atoms of the same element that differ in the number of neutrons they contain | isotype |
mixture of water with nondissolved material | suspension |
negative charge/small mass | electron |
sugars made of 2 covalently bonded monosaccharides(sugar) | disaccharide |
simplest carbohydrate | monosaccharide |
has more than one double bond between carbons | polysaturated fats |
breaking of bonds of a polymer by inserting water molecules | hydrolysis |
compound consisting of a chain of carbon atoms with an acid group at one end | fatty acids |
material of 2 or more comounds/elements that are physically mixed together but arent chemicaly combined | mixture |
type of minture in which all the compunds are evenly distributed | solution |
form in which matter exists | physical state |
forming bonds between molecules by removing water molecules | dehydration syntesis |
negatively charged ion | anion |
the amount of space occupied by matter | volume |
the number of protons + the number of neutrons | mass number |
molecules formed by linking two or more monomers | polymer |
process in which large compounds are built by joining smaller ones together | ploymerization |
lipids that contain phosphorous | phosopholipids |
a compund that produces hydroxide ions OH in a solution; more than 7 on pH scale | base |
is the smallest unit of most compounds that displays all of the properties of that compound | molecule |
a compound that forms hydrogen ions in solution; less than a 7 on pH scale | acid |
measurement system used to indicate the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution | Ph scale |
positively charged ion | cation |
compounds composed of a carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen (2:1:1 ratio) | carbohydrate |
contains one dounle bond between carbons | unsaturated fats |
type of bond between atoms in which electrons are shared instead of being transmitted | covalent bond |
compunds composed od glycerol and fatty liquids | fats |
a compound that prevents sharp, sudden changes in Ph | buffer |
the amount of matter in an object | mass |
the ration of matter's mass to its volume | density |
contain only single bonds wit between carbons | saturated acids |
positive charged/large mass | proton |
anything that occupies space and has mass | matter |
no charge/ same mass as a proton | neutron |
center of an atom | nucleus |
must contain carbon and come from living things | organic compound |
small chemical units make up a polymer | monomer |
being dissolved | solute |
pure substance that contains entirely of one type of atom | element |
does the dissolving | solvent |
the weighted averages of the masses of an element's isotopes (decimal number at the bottom) | atomic mass |
chemical bond formed when one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to another | ionic bond |
macromolecules containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorous | nucleic acids |
consist of a five-carbon sugar, a nitrogen-containing base, and a phosphate group | nucleotide |
macromolecules containing nitrogen as well as carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and sometimes sulfur | proteins |
compound that contains an amino group (NH2) on end, a carboxyl group (COOH) on the other, and a side group | amino acid |
covalent bond between the amino group of one amino acid and the carboxyl group of another amino acid | peptide bond |
changes or transforms one set of chemicals into another set of chemicals | chemical reaction |
elements or compounds that enter into a chemical reaction | reactants |
elements or compounds that are produced from a chemical reaction | products |
chemical reaction in which energy is absorbed (will be cold, ex. Cold Pack) | endothermic reaction |
chemical reaction in which energy is released (usually heat, ex. Hand Warmer) | exothermic reaction |
substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction; unchanged by the reaction | catalyst |
protein catalyst that speeds up the rate of specific biological reactions; speed up chemical reactions that take place in cells;Very specific, generally catalyzing only one chemical reaction | enzymes |
reactant of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction | substrate |
amount of heat energy required to increase temperature | heat capacity |
weak attraction between a hydrogen atom and another atom | hydrogen bond |
attraction between molecules of the same substance | cohesion |
the force of attraction between different kinds of molecules | adhesion |
number of protons in an element (number at the top) | atomic number |
CHONPS | most common elements in living things;Carbon Hydrogen Oxygen Nitrogen Phosphorous Sulfur |
acid thats close to 7 | weak |
acid thats close to 1 | strong |
base thats close to 7 | strong |
base thats close to 1 | weak |
if a atom loses electrons it becomes ____ charged | positively |
ig a atom gains electrons it becomes ____ charged | negatively |
a pH of 0-7 is | acidic |
a pH of 7 is | neutral |
a pH of 7-14 is | basic |
the four major macromolecules found in living things are | carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, and proteins |
Proteins have many functions: | oControl the rate of reactions oRegulate cell processes oForm important cellular structures oTransport substances into or out of cells oHelp fight disease |
if a work ends in -ose it is a | sugar |
if a work ends in -ase it is a | enzyme |