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8412995554Biochemistrythe chemistry of living things0
8413005625Protonspositively charged particles, found in the nucleus of an atom1
8413005626Electronsnegatively charged particle, they are found outside of the nucleus2
8413005627Neutronsuncharged particles, found in the nucleus of an atom3
8413400206Covalent bondformed when atoms produce compounds by sharing electrons4
8413406541Amino Acidthe building blocks of proteins5
8418410963Atomtiny units that make up living and nonliving things6
8418422509Carbohydratesmain source of energy for all activities formed by carbon, oxygen and hydrogen7
8418444826Nucleusthe center core8
8418453192Energy pathsthe paths by which the electrons move9
8418467624Elementa substance made up entirely of one kind of atom10
8418476387Symbolone or two letters that represent an element11
8418500966Compoundformed when two or more elements combine chemically12
8418522964Properties of Compoundsare quite different from the properties of the elements of which they are composed13
8420837431Chemical bondingprocess by which elements combine to form compounds14
8420845814Moleculethe smallest particle of an element that is capable of independent movement15
8420908251ionan atom that has gained or lost an electron16
8420915575ionic bonda chemical bond that is formed when atoms lose or gain an electron (the transfer of electrons form one to another)17
8420949922Chemical formularepresents the chemical makeup of a compound18
8420957561Structural formulaformula that shows the kinds, numbers, and arrangement of atoms19
8420964139Equationsare used to describe chemical reactions20
8420968118Reactantssubstances that start the reaction (they are placed on the left side of the equation)21
8420975930Productsthe substances formed by the reaction (they are placed on the right side of the equation)22
8420995936Word equationsa way to represent reactions (their equations)23
8421002184Chemical equationsan equation using formulas instead of words24
8421017928Inorganic compoundscompounds that do not contain both carbon and hydrogen25
8421021801Organic compoundscompounds that contain both carbon and hydrogen26
8421029896Carbohydratesorganic compounds formed by the elements carbon, oxygen and hydrogen, some examples of which are starch and sugar, the ratio of hydrogen to oxygen is 2:1, they are used for energy for cell activities27
8421043842Classes of organic compoundscarbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids28
8421073214Monosaccharidessimplest carbohydrates, simple sugars29
8421079524Glucosea common monosaccharide30
8421088681C6 H12 O6glucose31
8421096181Disaccharideformed when two simple sugars combine, double sugars32
8421101003Maltosea common disaccharide33
8421111020C12 H22 O11maltose34
8421113358H2 Owater35
8421120367O2oxygen36
8421124450NaClsalt37
8421124451N H3Ammonia38
8421132045C O2carbon dioxide39
8421139225OxygenO40
8421139226HydrogenH41
8421139227CarbonC42
8421145213NitrogenN43
8421145214SulfurS44
8421160450PhosphorusP45
8421160451MagnesiumMg46
8421166127IodineI47
8421166128IronFe48
8421170504CalciumCa49
8421172989SodiumNa50
8421172990ChlorineCl51
8421177814PotassiumK52
8421177815ZincZn53
8421196794Polysaccharideformed by long chains of monosaccharides (sugar molecules) bonded together54
8421207828Lipidsan organic compound made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, yet unlike carbohydrates the ratio between hydrogen to oxygen is greater than 2:1, examples of which are fats and oils, they are a source of stored energy55
8421243239Fatsliquids that are solid at room temperature56
8421247084Oilslipids that are liquid at room temperature57
8421257424Building blocks of lipidsfatty acids and glycerol58
8421260673Fatty acidsa building block of lipids59
8421264227Glycerola building block of lipids60
8421276844Proteinsorganic compounds that are formed by carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen, they form important cell products such as hormones, antibodies, hemoglobin and play an important role in cell repair and growth,61
8421404463Amino Acidsthe building blocks of protein62
8421433024Dipeptidetwo amino acids bonded together63
8421438308Polypeptidemany amino acids bonded together64
8421452727Enzymesa large complex protein molecule that controls the rate of chemical reactions65
8421460255Catalystsomething that speeds up or slows down a chemical reactions66
8421475441Coenzymenon protein part of an enzyme, many of them are vitamins67
8421483337Nucleic acidvery large molecules made up of carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus68
8421548752Nucleotidethe simplest unit or building block of nucleic acids69
8421552347DNAdeoxyribonucleic acid70
8421560614RNAribonucleic acid71
8421568717RNA -ribonucleic acidis involved in the synthesis (making) of proteins72
8421575296DNA- deoxyribonucleic acidmakes up genes and is involved in heredity73
8421627996pH scalemeasures whether a solution is acid, basic, or neutral74
8457919852DNA BasesAdenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine75
8457943008RNA BasesAdenine, Uracil, Cytosine, Guanine76
8476000856MatterAnything that has mass and takes up space. Everything is made up of this.77

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