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10625846979protona positively charged subatomic particle0
10625851874electrona negatively charged subatomic particle1
10641903159ionic bonda bond formed between oppositely charged ions due to the giving/taking of electrons2
10641904977covalent bonda bond formed when 2 atoms SHARE electrons3
10641906193the chemical form for waterH2O4
10641909599polarsince water has opposite charges on each end, it is considered5
10641911188magnetbecause water has opposite charges on each end and it behaves like a6
10641912364Cohesionwater molecules stick together7
10641915346adhesionwater molecules stick to other substances8
10641916997capillary actionthe ability of water to climb up thin tubes9
10641918266surface tensionwater molecules cling to eac other on surface of water forming a skin10
10641922544Why 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 water11
10641924996solutiona mixture of two substances12
10641927212solutethe substance that is dissolved13
10641925774solventthe substance that does the dissolving (water)14
10641928109Why is carbon so important?It can form bonds15
10641931581carbohydratesstores energy, structure16
10641932190lipidsstores energy, protection17
10641932786proteinsworkhorse of the cell18
10641934389nucleic acidsstores genetic information19
10641935522polysaccharides (starch)polymer of carbohydrates20
10641936286Triglyceridespolymer of lipids21
10641939041polypeptidepolymer of protein22
10641939579nucleic acidpolymer of nucleic acids23
10641942304monosaccharides (glucose)monomer of carbohydrates24
10641943175glycerol, fatty acidsmonomer of lipids25
10641943979amino acidsmonomer of proteins26
10641944635monomer of nucleic acidsnucleotides27
10641946678elements of carbohydrates and lipidsC, H, O28
10641947134elements of proteinsC, H, O, N29
10641947800elements of nucleic acidsC, H, O, N, P30
10641948817nucleic acid31
10641950681carbohydrate32
10641951640protein33
10641952382lipid34
10650941169nucleus of and atomprotons are located in the35
10650948032electron cloudelectrons are located in the36

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