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Science Unit 2

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