10625846979 | proton | a positively charged subatomic particle | 0 | |
10625851874 | electron | a negatively charged subatomic particle | 1 | |
10641903159 | ionic bond | a bond formed between oppositely charged ions due to the giving/taking of electrons | 2 | |
10641904977 | covalent bond | a bond formed when 2 atoms SHARE electrons | 3 | |
10641906193 | the chemical form for water | H2O | 4 | |
10641909599 | polar | since water has opposite charges on each end, it is considered | 5 | |
10641911188 | magnet | because water has opposite charges on each end and it behaves like a | 6 | |
10641912364 | Cohesion | water molecules stick together | 7 | |
10641915346 | adhesion | water molecules stick to other substances | 8 | |
10641916997 | capillary action | the ability of water to climb up thin tubes | 9 | |
10641918266 | surface tension | water molecules cling to eac other on surface of water forming a skin | 10 | |
10641922544 | Why is it important to life on Earth that ice floats? | if ice sank, ponds/lakes would freeze solid and kill all life in that body of water | 11 | |
10641924996 | solution | a mixture of two substances | 12 | |
10641927212 | solute | the substance that is dissolved | 13 | |
10641925774 | solvent | the substance that does the dissolving (water) | 14 | |
10641928109 | Why is carbon so important? | It can form bonds | 15 | |
10641931581 | carbohydrates | stores energy, structure | 16 | |
10641932190 | lipids | stores energy, protection | 17 | |
10641932786 | proteins | workhorse of the cell | 18 | |
10641934389 | nucleic acids | stores genetic information | 19 | |
10641935522 | polysaccharides (starch) | polymer of carbohydrates | 20 | |
10641936286 | Triglycerides | polymer of lipids | 21 | |
10641939041 | polypeptide | polymer of protein | 22 | |
10641939579 | nucleic acid | polymer of nucleic acids | 23 | |
10641942304 | monosaccharides (glucose) | monomer of carbohydrates | 24 | |
10641943175 | glycerol, fatty acids | monomer of lipids | 25 | |
10641943979 | amino acids | monomer of proteins | 26 | |
10641944635 | monomer of nucleic acids | nucleotides | 27 | |
10641946678 | elements of carbohydrates and lipids | C, H, O | 28 | |
10641947134 | elements of proteins | C, H, O, N | 29 | |
10641947800 | elements of nucleic acids | C, H, O, N, P | 30 | |
10641948817 | nucleic acid | ![]() | 31 | |
10641950681 | carbohydrate | ![]() | 32 | |
10641951640 | protein | ![]() | 33 | |
10641952382 | lipid | ![]() | 34 | |
10650941169 | nucleus of and atom | protons are located in the | 35 | |
10650948032 | electron cloud | electrons are located in the | 36 |
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