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7281873291ElementPure substance composed of all the same type of atom.0
7281873292AtomThe smallest particle of an element that retains all the properties of that element.1
7281877691ProtonsPositively charged subatomic particles found in the nucleus of an atom.2
7281883010NeutronsSubatomic particles that have no charge.3
7281885841ElectronsSmall, negatively charged subatomic particles that move about the nucleus at very high speeds and are located in the orbitals.4
7281894930CompoundA substance of atoms or two or more elements in a fixed proportion.5
7281898750MoleculeThe simplest unit of a compound that retains all the properties of that substance.6
7281902965IonAn atom or molecule that has lost or gained one or more electrons resulting in an atom or molecule with an electrical charge.7
7281910552EnergyThe ability to do work.8
7281912520ReactantsThe elements or compounds that enter into a chemical reaction.9
7281915423ProductsThe elements or compounds produced by a chemical reaction.10
7281919195Activation energyThe amount of energy required to start a reaction.11
7281922563CohesionThe attraction between molecules of the same substance.12
7281926951AdhesionThe attraction between molecules of different substances.13
7281930656SolutionA homogeneous mixture of the molecules of two or more substances.14
7281935787AcidA solution in which the number of hydronium ions exceeds the number of hydroxide ions.15
7281942319BaseA solution in which the number of hydroxide ions exceeds the number of hydronium ions.16
7281949835pH scaleA scale used to compare the relative concentrations of hydronium ions and hydroxide ions in a solution.17
7281956976BufferA chemical substance that can neutralize small amounts of either an acid or a base in a solution to prevent sudden changes in pH.18
7281974700Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)The energy-carrying molecule of the cell that is energy rich.19
7281977370CarbohydrateOrganic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen in a 1:2:1 ratio.20
7281982323ProteinsOrganic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen.21
7281989177Amino AcidsThe monomers that are the building blocks of proteins.22
7281992708EnzymeA protein that acts as a biological catalyst to speed up the chemical reactions within the cell.23
7281998268SubstrateThe substance, or reactant, of an enzymatic reaction.24
7282002119Active SiteAn indentation, pocket or groove on the surface of an enzyme into which a particular substrate can fit.25
7282007431LipidLarge, nonpolar organic molecules composed of fatty acids and glycerol molecules that do not dissolve in water.26
7282017297Nucleic AcidsVery large and complex organic molecules that store and transfer important information in the cell.27
7282027537Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)The type of nucleic acid that contains the information that determines the characteristics of an organism and directs it cellular activities.28
7282036068Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)The type of nucleic acid that transfers information about protein synthesis from the nucleus to the ribosomes.29
7282042686NucleotideThe repeating monomers that compose nucleic acids.30

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