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Chapter 3 vocabulary

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mixture   combination of substances in which individual substances retain their own properties.  
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organic compounds   compounds that always contain carbon and hydrogen and usually are associated with living things.  
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carbohydrates   nutrient that usually is the body's main source of energy.  
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lipids   organic compound found in living things that do not mix with water.  
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proteins   large molecules that contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur and is made up of amino acids; used by the body for growth and for replacement and repair of body cells.  
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matter   anything that has mass and takes up space.  
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energy   anything that brings about change.  
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electron   when something is made up of only one kind of atom.  
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ions   electrically charged atoms.  
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molecular compounds   compounds that are formed when different atoms share their outermost electrons.  
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ionic compounds   ions of opposite charges attracted to one another to form electrically neutral compounds.  
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nucleic acids   large organic molecules that store important coded information in cells.  
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inorganic compounds   compounds made from elements other than carbon.  
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passive transport   the movement of substances through the cell membrane without the input of energy.  
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diffusion   the random movement of molecules from an area where there is relatively more of them into an area where there is relatively fewer of them.  
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equilibrium   occurs when molecules of one substance are spread evenly throughout another substance.  
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osmosis   the diffusion of water through a cell membrane.  
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facilitated diffusion   a type of passive transport where substances are so large that they can enter the cell only with the help of transport proteins.  
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transport proteins   used to move substances into and out of the cell.  
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periodic table   chart of elements that provide mass, how many protons, and the symbol of an element  
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