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3482491577Atombasic building block of matter0
3482491578Ionan atom with an excess charge; Na+, Cl-1
3482491579Isotopeatoms that differ only by the number of neutrons; C13, C14 (radioactive-carbon dating)2
3482491580Compoundtwo or more different kinds of atoms or elements combined; H2O, CO23
3482491581Carbohydrateorganic compound that contains hydrogen and oxygen in a 2:1 ratio; ring shaped; made of sugars4
3482491582Monosaccharideone sugar molecule; ex. glucose5
3482491583Disaccharidetwo sugar molecules joined together; ex. maltose, lactose6
3482491584Amino acidbuilding blocks of proteins7
3482491585Dipeptideformed by joining two amino acids8
3482491586Polypeptidea chain of multiple amino acids joined together9
3482491587Proteinorganic compound that contains C,H,O,N; made of amino acids10
3482491588Covalent bondchemical bond formed by sharing electrons; ex. H2O, CO211
3482491589Organicany substance that contains the elements Carbon and Hydrogen12
3482491590Inorganicany substance that does NOT contain Carbon and Hydrogen together, ex. H2O13
3482491591Acida compound that produces excess Hydrogen ions (H+) in solution; pH less than 714
3482491592Basea compound that produces excess hydroxide ions (OH-) in solution; pH greater than 715
3482491593Neutrala molecule that contains no electrical charge or has equal H+ and OH- ions; pH 716
3482491594pH scalea unit of measure that determines the acidity of a solution17
3482491595Lipidorganic compound that contains C,H,O; made of 3 fatty acids and 1 glycerol18
3482491596Hydrolysisbreaking down large molecules by adding water19
3482491597Dehydration Synthesisbuilding large molecules by taking out water20
3482491598Catalystgets a chemical reaction started; ex. fire21
3482491599Enzymeorganic catalyst made out of protein; needed for all chemical reactions22
3482491600Productcreated as a result of a chemical reaction23
3482491601Reactants (Raw Materials)materials that are needed for or used in a chemical reaction24
3482491602Moleculesmallest amount of an element or compound capable of independent motion (ex. H2O, O2, H2)25
3482491603Chromatographya technique used to separate molecules such as plant pigments based on their chemical properties26
3482491604Photosynthesiscapturing light energy to make food from CO2 and H2O; occurs in chloroplasts27
3482491605Cellular respirationreleasing the energy in chemical bonds to generate ATP; occurs in mitochondria28
3482491606ATPsource of energy used by all cells29
3482491607Glucosesimple sugar used in cellular respiration30

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