5058219750 | Atoms | Tiny units that make up living and nonliving things | 0 | |
5058219751 | Nucleus | The center core of the atom | 1 | |
5058219752 | Neutron | No electrical charge | 2 | |
5058219753 | Electron | Negatively charged particles | 3 | |
5058219754 | Proton | Positively charged particles | 4 | |
5058219755 | Element | A substance made up entirely of one kind of atom | 5 | |
5058219756 | Compound | Formed when 2 or more elements chemically combine | 6 | |
5058219757 | Chemical Bonding | The process by which 2 elements combine | 7 | |
5058219758 | Molecule | A small particle of an element or compound capable of independent motion | 8 | |
5058219759 | Chemical Formula | Represents the chemical makeup of a compound. Ex. Carbon Dioxide- CO2 | 9 | |
5058219760 | Structural Formula | The formula that shows the kinds, numbers, and arrangement or atoms. Ex. Carbon Dioxide- O=C=O | 10 | |
5058219761 | Equation | Used to describe chemical reactions | 11 | |
5058219762 | Reactant | The substances that start the reaction. On the left side of the equation | 12 | |
5058219763 | Product | Substances formed by the reaction. Placed on the right side of the equation | 13 | |
5058219764 | Inorganic Compound | Compounds that do not contain both Carbon and Hydrogen | 14 | |
5058219765 | Organic Compound | Compounds that contain Carbon and Hydrogen | 15 | |
5058219766 | Carbohydrates | Main source of energy for cell activities. Formed by carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Ex. Starch and Sugars | 16 | |
5058219767 | Monosaccharide | Simple sugars. Building blocks of carbohydrates. Ex. Glucose | 17 | |
5058219768 | Dissaccharide | Double sugar. Ex. Maltose. | 18 | |
5058219769 | Glucose | Common monosaccharide. Formed during photosynthesis. C6H12O6 | 19 | |
5058219770 | Maltose | Common dissaccharide. Formed when 2 glucose molecules chemically combine | 20 | |
5058219771 | Polysaccharide | Long chains of monosaccharides bonded together. Ex. Starch and cellulose | 21 | |
5058219772 | Lipids | Fats and oils. Contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Form part of the structure in a cell membrane. Source of stored energy. | 22 | |
5058219773 | Fats | Lipids that are solid at room temperature. | 23 | |
5058219774 | Oils | Lipids that are liquid at room temperature | 24 | |
5058219775 | Fatty acids and Glycerol | Building blocks of lipids | 25 | |
5058219776 | Protein | Form important cell products such as enzymes, many hormones, antibodies, and hemoglobin. Made up of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. Composed of amino acids. Made of long polypeptide chains | 26 | |
5058219777 | Amino acid | Building blocks of proteins. 20 _______ in living things. | 27 | |
5058219778 | Dipetide | 2 amino acids bonded together | 28 | |
5058219779 | Polypeptide | Many amino acids bonded together | 29 | |
5058219780 | Enzyme | Large complex protein molecules that control the rate of chemical reactions. The organic catalysts in cellular chemical reactions. Each chemical reaction that occurs in a living thing is controlled by this. | 30 | |
5058219781 | Catalyst | Something that speeds up or slows down chemical reactions. | 31 | |
5058219782 | Nucleic Acid | Large molecules made up of carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and phosphorus. | 32 | |
5058219783 | Nucleotide | Simplest unit of nucleic acids. Composed of a sugar molecule, a nitrogen base, and a phosphate group. | 33 | |
5058219784 | DNA | Makes up genes and is involved in heredity | 34 | |
5058219785 | RNA | Involved in the synthesis of proteins | 35 | |
5058219786 | PH scale | Measures whether a solution is acid, basic, or neutral. Runs from 0-14. 7 is neutral. Lower the number stronger the acid. Higher than 7 is base | 36 |
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