8412995554 | Biochemistry | the chemistry of living things | 0 | |
8413005625 | Protons | positively charged particles, found in the nucleus of an atom | 1 | |
8413005626 | Electrons | negatively charged particle, they are found outside of the nucleus | 2 | |
8413005627 | Neutrons | uncharged particles, found in the nucleus of an atom | 3 | |
8413400206 | Covalent bond | formed when atoms produce compounds by sharing electrons | 4 | |
8413406541 | Amino Acid | the building blocks of proteins | 5 | |
8418410963 | Atom | tiny units that make up living and nonliving things | 6 | |
8418422509 | Carbohydrates | main source of energy for all activities formed by carbon, oxygen and hydrogen | 7 | |
8418444826 | Nucleus | the center core | 8 | |
8418453192 | Energy paths | the paths by which the electrons move | 9 | |
8418467624 | Element | a substance made up entirely of one kind of atom | 10 | |
8418476387 | Symbol | one or two letters that represent an element | 11 | |
8418500966 | Compound | formed when two or more elements combine chemically | 12 | |
8418522964 | Properties of Compounds | are quite different from the properties of the elements of which they are composed | 13 | |
8420837431 | Chemical bonding | process by which elements combine to form compounds | 14 | |
8420845814 | Molecule | the smallest particle of an element that is capable of independent movement | 15 | |
8420908251 | ion | an atom that has gained or lost an electron | 16 | |
8420915575 | ionic bond | a chemical bond that is formed when atoms lose or gain an electron (the transfer of electrons form one to another) | 17 | |
8420949922 | Chemical formula | represents the chemical makeup of a compound | 18 | |
8420957561 | Structural formula | formula that shows the kinds, numbers, and arrangement of atoms | 19 | |
8420964139 | Equations | are used to describe chemical reactions | 20 | |
8420968118 | Reactants | substances that start the reaction (they are placed on the left side of the equation) | 21 | |
8420975930 | Products | the substances formed by the reaction (they are placed on the right side of the equation) | 22 | |
8420995936 | Word equations | a way to represent reactions (their equations) | 23 | |
8421002184 | Chemical equations | an equation using formulas instead of words | 24 | |
8421017928 | Inorganic compounds | compounds that do not contain both carbon and hydrogen | 25 | |
8421021801 | Organic compounds | compounds that contain both carbon and hydrogen | 26 | |
8421029896 | Carbohydrates | organic 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 activities | 27 | |
8421043842 | Classes of organic compounds | carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids | 28 | |
8421073214 | Monosaccharides | simplest carbohydrates, simple sugars | 29 | |
8421079524 | Glucose | a common monosaccharide | 30 | |
8421088681 | C6 H12 O6 | glucose | 31 | |
8421096181 | Disaccharide | formed when two simple sugars combine, double sugars | 32 | |
8421101003 | Maltose | a common disaccharide | 33 | |
8421111020 | C12 H22 O11 | maltose | 34 | |
8421113358 | H2 O | water | 35 | |
8421120367 | O2 | oxygen | 36 | |
8421124450 | NaCl | salt | 37 | |
8421124451 | N H3 | Ammonia | 38 | |
8421132045 | C O2 | carbon dioxide | 39 | |
8421139225 | Oxygen | O | 40 | |
8421139226 | Hydrogen | H | 41 | |
8421139227 | Carbon | C | 42 | |
8421145213 | Nitrogen | N | 43 | |
8421145214 | Sulfur | S | 44 | |
8421160450 | Phosphorus | P | 45 | |
8421160451 | Magnesium | Mg | 46 | |
8421166127 | Iodine | I | 47 | |
8421166128 | Iron | Fe | 48 | |
8421170504 | Calcium | Ca | 49 | |
8421172989 | Sodium | Na | 50 | |
8421172990 | Chlorine | Cl | 51 | |
8421177814 | Potassium | K | 52 | |
8421177815 | Zinc | Zn | 53 | |
8421196794 | Polysaccharide | formed by long chains of monosaccharides (sugar molecules) bonded together | 54 | |
8421207828 | Lipids | an 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 energy | 55 | |
8421243239 | Fats | liquids that are solid at room temperature | 56 | |
8421247084 | Oils | lipids that are liquid at room temperature | 57 | |
8421257424 | Building blocks of lipids | fatty acids and glycerol | 58 | |
8421260673 | Fatty acids | a building block of lipids | 59 | |
8421264227 | Glycerol | a building block of lipids | 60 | |
8421276844 | Proteins | organic 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 | |
8421404463 | Amino Acids | the building blocks of protein | 62 | |
8421433024 | Dipeptide | two amino acids bonded together | 63 | |
8421438308 | Polypeptide | many amino acids bonded together | 64 | |
8421452727 | Enzymes | a large complex protein molecule that controls the rate of chemical reactions | 65 | |
8421460255 | Catalyst | something that speeds up or slows down a chemical reactions | 66 | |
8421475441 | Coenzyme | non protein part of an enzyme, many of them are vitamins | 67 | |
8421483337 | Nucleic acid | very large molecules made up of carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus | 68 | |
8421548752 | Nucleotide | the simplest unit or building block of nucleic acids | 69 | |
8421552347 | DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid | 70 | |
8421560614 | RNA | ribonucleic acid | 71 | |
8421568717 | RNA -ribonucleic acid | is involved in the synthesis (making) of proteins | 72 | |
8421575296 | DNA- deoxyribonucleic acid | makes up genes and is involved in heredity | 73 | |
8421627996 | pH scale | measures whether a solution is acid, basic, or neutral | 74 | |
8457919852 | DNA Bases | Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine | 75 | |
8457943008 | RNA Bases | Adenine, Uracil, Cytosine, Guanine | 76 | |
8476000856 | Matter | Anything that has mass and takes up space. Everything is made up of this. | 77 |
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