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biomed 3.1 and 3.2

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Atom   The smallest piece of an element that can exist either alone or in combination  
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calorie   The amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of 1g of water 1degree celsius; or the enrgy released as one gram cools by one degreeC; the food calorie (C) is actually a kilocalorie  
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chemical bond   an attractive force that holds together atoms, molecules, or ions.  
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Compound   a substance consisting of 2 or more elements in a fixed ratio  
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Covalent bond   Type of chem bond where 2 or more atoms share e-  
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element   /the smallest part of a substance that contains all the properties of the substance, and is composed of one or more atoms  
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homeostasis   the stead-state psychological condition of the body  
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hydrogen bond   a weak chem bond between the polar ends of two polar molecules  
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ionic bond   a chem bond resulting from two oppositely charged ions  
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Molecule   two or atoms held together through covalent bonds  
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nutrient   a substance that is needed by the body to maintain life/health  
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Polarity   A lack of electrical symmetry in a molecule. charge difference on opposite ends of a molecule  
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Solute   substance that is dossolved in a solution  
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Solvent   Substance that dissolves the solute in a solution  
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Solution   A liquid that is a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances  
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Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)   compound made of an adenosine and three phosphates, supplies energy for many biochemical processes by undergoing enzymatic hydrolosis  
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Amino acid   An organic monomer which serves as a building block of proteins  
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Carbohydrate   a sugar iin the form of a monosaccharide, diasaccharideor a polysaccharide  
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chemilcal indicator   a substance used to vshow visually usually by its capacity to color change , the condition of a solution with respect to the presence of free acid or alkali or some other substance  
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Dehydration Synthesis   reaction where two molecules bond together, ut lose a water molecule  
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Diasaccharide   a double sugar molecule, two monosaccharides bonded by dehydration synthesis  
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electrolyte   any of the ions that in a biological fluid relegate or affect most biological processes  
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glucose   monomer of a carbohydrate, a simple sugear  
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hydrolosis   A chemical process that splits a molecule by adding water  
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Lipid   One of a family of compounds including; fats, phospholipids and steroids that are soluble in water  
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macromolecule   a type of giant molecule formed by joining smaller molecules which include proteins, polysaccharides, lipids, and nucleur acids  
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monomer   the subunit that serves as the building block of a polymer.  
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Monosaccharide   a single sugar molecule such as glucose or gructose, the simplest of sugars.  
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polymer   a larger molecule consisting of many repeating chemical units or molecules linked together  
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polysaccharide   a polymer of thousands of simple sugars formed by dehydration synthesis  
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protein   a three dimensional polymer made of monomers of amino acids  
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