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| 7904792106 | Atom | basic unit of matter, each element is defined by how many protons it has | 0 | |
| 7904804026 | Nucleus | Center of the cell, contains the protons and neutrons | 1 | |
| 7904812750 | Electrons | A negatively charged particle with a very small mass, constantly in motion and attracted to the nucleus | 2 | |
| 7904816806 | Protons | Positively charged particles, inside the nucleus | 3 | |
| 7904819434 | Neutrons | No charge (neutral), 1 mass unit | 4 | |
| 7904823993 | Atomic mass | the # of protons + the # of electrons | 5 | |
| 7904833956 | Only atom with 8 protons | Oxygen | 6 | |
| 7904840862 | S.P.O.N.C.H. | Basis of all human life 98% of the human body | 7 | |
| 7904852490 | Whats in S.P.O.N.C.H. | Sulfur, Phosphorous, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Carbon, Hydrogen | 8 | |
| 7904873616 | Carbon | Makes up all organic matter, basis of life, Can form strong covalent bonds with other elements, can make single/double/triple bonds, 4 electrons per bond | 9 | |
| 7904902304 | Compounds | many atoms held together by chemical bonds | 10 | |
| 7904904981 | Molecules | smallest unit of a compound | 11 | |
| 7926300192 | Bond | attraction between positive and negative ions | 12 | |
| 7904909955 | Ionic bonds | The attraction b/w a positive and negative ion | 13 | |
| 7904911470 | Ion | an atom that has gained or lost an electron, lost= positive charge, gained= negative charge | 14 | |
| 7904921458 | Covalent bond | Bond b/w two atoms, sharing of electrons, equal | 15 | |
| 7904932264 | polar covalent bond | unequal sharing of electron in covalent bond | 16 | |
| 7904938442 | Polar molecule | molecule in which charges are unevenly distributed, held together w/ a polar bond | 17 | |
| 7904942397 | Van der Waals | Weak interaction, between temporarily opposite charged molecules | 18 | |
| 7904945295 | Hydrogen bonds | weak attraction b/w a polar positive and polar positive atom (often b/w 2 molecules) | 19 | |
| 7904959726 | Surface tension | tight hydrogen bonds b/w water molecules at the surface which resists forces from entering water due to cohesion | 20 | |
| 7904961754 | Capillary action | the tendency of water to rise in a small area due to adhesion | 21 | |
| 7904965823 | Cohesion | the attraction b/w molecules of the same substance | 22 | |
| 7904969858 | Adhesion | attraction b/w molecules of different substances | 23 | |
| 7925808841 | High specific heat/ heat capacity | water can absorb a lot of heat energy before it changes temperature | 24 | |
| 7925816340 | Temperature moderation | When water absorbs hot & cold temperatures which keeps it the same temperature | 25 | |
| 7925776440 | solvent | thing doing the dissolving | 26 | |
| 7925780627 | solute | thing being dissolved | 27 | |
| 7925788180 | Aqueous solution | solution where water was the solvent | 28 | |
| 7925721106 | Macromolecules | large biological molecules, thousands of atoms, built from small units | 29 | |
| 7925753329 | Monomers | single unit of a macromolecule, different R groups give different identities | 30 | |
| 7925760915 | polymer | large molecules made of many monomers held together by covalent bonds | 31 | |
| 7904976148 | Lipids | lack of monomer, non polar | 32 | |
| 7904990701 | Triglyceride | Type of lipid, saturated and unsaturated fats/oils, long term energy storage | 33 | |
| 7922858354 | Triglyceride structure | 1 head group (hydrophilic and polar) , 3 fatty acid tails (hydrophobic and non polar) |  | 34 |
| 7922647360 | Unsaturated fats | solid form, double bond, bend | 35 | |
| 7922652707 | Saturated fats | liquid form, single bond, straight | 36 | |
| 7922664457 | Phospholipids | lipid, Makes up of plasma membrane cells, | 37 | |
| 7922891135 | Phospholipid structure | 1 head group (hydrophilic and polar) , 2 fatty acid tails (hydrophobic and non polar) |  | 38 |
| 7922680130 | Steroids | lipid, rings of carbon, nonpolar, used for signaling (estrogen/testosterone) | 39 | |
| 7922701927 | Nucleic Acid | make up DNA & RNA (polymer), function is information storage & transfer | 40 | |
| 7922780181 | Nucleic Acid Monomer | Nucleotide | 41 | |
| 7922784551 | Nucleic Acid structure | base, phosphate group, sugar |  | 42 |
| 7922820519 | Proteins | Used for movement and muscles, stores long term energy | 43 | |
| 7923084361 | Protein Monomer | 20 Amino Acids | 44 | |
| 7925850608 | Amino Acid structure | includes amine group (include N and two H groups going to left), central carbor (includes C in middle R off top and H on bottom), and carboxyl ( C with two links to O on top and OH on side), different R groups give different chemical identities |  | 45 |
| 7925967678 | 1 degree protein structure | order of amino acids | 46 | |
| 7925975405 | 2 degree protein structure - Alpha Helix | string of amino acids, corkscrew shape | 47 | |
| 7925990313 | 2 degree protein structure - Beta Pleated Sheet | parallel strand making a plane/ sheet | 48 | |
| 7926001346 | 3 degree protein structure | 3D folding of amino acid strands | 49 | |
| 7926005244 | Denaturation | protein unfolds to 1 degree structure, loses function | 50 | |
| 7926012652 | Renaturation | protein refolds to original structure | 51 | |
| 7923131663 | Polypeptide chain | chain of Amino acids, 3D shape determines function |  | 52 |
| 7923861151 | Structural protein | Stable, stringy | 53 | |
| 7923865479 | Functional proteins | fragile, folded | 54 | |
| 7923869188 | Enzymes | Special type of protein that Lowers activation energy to set a specific chemical reaction into motion, name indicates function, each one has a specific substance, end in -ase, not affected by reaction | 55 | |
| 7926023318 | active site | part of enzyme that binds and speeds reaction | 56 | |
| 7926030679 | substrate | chemical that is going to be reacted in the enzyme | 57 | |
| 7924124819 | Catalyst | something that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction | 58 | |
| 7924142647 | Activation Energy | energy needed for reaction to occur | 59 | |
| 7924149843 | Carbohydrates | Used for energy storage, raw materials, structural | 60 | |
| 7924152001 | Carbohydrate monomer | simple sugar, ends in -ose | 61 | |
| 7924173418 | monosaccharide | sugar | 62 | |
| 7924177484 | disaccharide | 2 monomers joined together by covalent bond | 63 | |
| 7924183615 | Polysaccharide | many monomers joined by covalent bond, Storage: many glucose monomers linked together (plants=starch, animals=glycogen), Structure: cellulose in plants (fiber), chitin in insects & fungi | 64 | |
| 7924208557 | glycogen | polysaccharide of many glucose monomers in animals (storage) | 65 | |
| 7924214805 | starch | polysaccharide of many glucose monomers in plants (storage) | 66 |
