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| 8155242180 | atom | smallest particle of an element/ basic unit of matter | 0 | |
| 8155246066 | compound | A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds | 1 | |
| 8155252384 | van der waals forces | the attraction of intermolecular forces between molecules. There are two kinds of Van der Waals forces: weak London Dispersion Forces and stronger dipole-dipole forces. | 2 | |
| 8155252385 | mixture | A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined | 3 | |
| 8155254873 | pH scale | measures how acidic or basic a substance is |  | 4 |
| 8155254874 | inorganic | does not contain carbon and not formed from living things or the remains of living things |  | 5 |
| 8155259057 | monosaccharide | A single sugar molecule such as glucose or fructose, the simplest type of sugar. |  | 6 |
| 8155259058 | starch | polysaccharide in plant cells that consists entirely of glucose monomers |  | 7 |
| 8155262919 | unsaturated fat | A lipid made from fatty acids that have at least one double bond between carbon atoms | 8 | |
| 8155265824 | enzyme | A type of protein that speeds up a chemical reaction in a living thing |  | 9 |
| 8155265825 | chemical reaction | the process by which one or more substances change to produce one or more different substances | 10 | |
| 8155272404 | substrate | A specific reactant acted upon by an enzyme |  | 11 |
| 8155272495 | nucleus | A part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction |  | 12 |
| 8155277251 | ionic bond | Formed when one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to another |  | 13 |
| 8155277252 | ion | A charged atom, an atom that has a positive or negative charge | 14 | |
| 8155283453 | solution | a liquid mixture in which the minor component (the solute) is uniformly distributed within the major component (the solvent) | 15 | |
| 8155283454 | acid | compound that forms hydrogen ions (H+) in solution; a solution with a pH of less than 7 | 16 | |
| 8155285965 | monomer | A simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers |  | 17 |
| 8155285966 | disaccharide | A double sugar, consisting of two monosaccharides joined by dehydration synthesis. |  | 18 |
| 8155292815 | glycogen | The form in which the liver and muscles store glucose/ Extremely branched polymer of glucose. |  | 19 |
| 8155297062 | saturated fat | A lipid made from fatty acids that have no double bonds between carbon atoms | 20 | |
| 8155297063 | amino acids | the building blocks of proteins |  | 21 |
| 8155301079 | reactant | A chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction | 22 | |
| 8155301080 | electron | negatively charged particle | 23 | |
| 8155304700 | hydrogen bond | weak attraction between a hydrogen atom and another atom |  | 24 |
| 8155304701 | solute | A substance that is dissolved in a solution. | 25 | |
| 8155304702 | base | A substance that decreases the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution. | 26 | |
| 8155307129 | polymer | A long molecule consisting of many similar or identical monomers linked together. |  | 27 |
| 8155310002 | polysaccharide | Carbohydrates that are made up of more than two monosaccharides | | 28 |
| 8155310003 | fructose | fruit sugar/ monosaccharide | 29 | |
| 8155313519 | fatty acid | an organic acid that is contained in lipids, such as fats or oils/ Building Blocks of Lipids |  | 30 |
| 8155313520 | active sites | the site on an enzyme that attaches to a substrate |  | 31 |
| 8155316515 | product | A substance produced in a chemical reaction | 32 | |
| 8155316516 | element | any substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances | 33 | |
| 8155320055 | covalent bond | A chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule | 34 | |
| 8155320056 | cohesion | Water molecules sticking to each other/ the force that holds molecules of a single material together | 35 | |
| 8155322984 | solvent | A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances | 36 | |
| 8155322985 | buffer | A solution that minimizes changes in pH when extraneous acids or bases are added to the solution. | 37 | |
| 8155323140 | carbohydrate | compound made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms; major source of energy for the human body | 38 | |
| 8155326641 | glucose | A simple sugar that is an important source of energy. | 39 | |
| 8155326642 | sucrose | glucose + fructose | 40 | |
| 8155334118 | triglycerides | organic compound, a true fat, that is made of one glycerol and three fatty acids |  | 41 |
| 8155334119 | denaturation | loss of normal shape of a protein due to heat or other factor |  | 42 |
| 8155339410 | activation energy | the minimum amount of energy required to start a chemical reaction | 43 |
