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CH.2 - Chemical basis of life
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06/21/2011

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The human body is composed of______?
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Chemicals
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What is matter? In what forms can it be found?
Definition
Anything that has weight and takes up space. Matter can be in liquid, solid and gas form.
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Element
Definition
Substances that constitute all matter.
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4 elements that are most abundant in the human body
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen
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An atom is made of?
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a nucleus, protons, neutrons, and electrons
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Has a positive electrical charge
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Proton
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Has a negative electrical charge
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electron
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Has no electrical charge
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neutron
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The atomic number of an element is determined by the number of
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protons
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When atoms combine, they gain or lose
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electrons
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Isotopes
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Atoms with the same atomic numbers but different atomic weights
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The atomic weight of an element is determined by the number of
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Protons and neutrons
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When is an element inactive?
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When the outer shell has maximum number of electrons
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An ion is
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An atom that is electrically charged, has gained an electron and lost an electron
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An ionic bond is created by
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a positive and negative ion attracting each other
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In forming a covalent bond, electrons are
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Shared by two atoms
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Water is formed by molecules of hydrogen and oxygen united by a ?
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Polar bond
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A compound is formed when atoms
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of different elements combine
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Two major types of chemical reactions are
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synthesis and decomposition
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The symbol that indicates a reversible reaction.
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Catalyst
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An atom or a molecule that affects the rate of reaction without being consumed by the reaction
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Acid
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An electrolyte that releases hydrogen ions in water.
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Bases
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electrolytes that release ions that combine with hydrogen ions
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The pH measures
Definition
concentration of hydrogen ions
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What is the pH of a neutral solution?
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7.0
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An inorganic substance that releases ions when it reacts with water; breaks up in solution to form charged particles or ions
Definition
electrolyte
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Inorganic substances
Definition

Compounds that do not contain both carbon and hydrogen and are usually electrolytes- found in a cell that enters into metabolic reactions or produced by them

 

Water, Oxygen, Carbon dioxide and Salts

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Organic Substances
Definition
Term
What is chemistry?
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Branch of science that considers the composition of matter and how this composition changes.
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What is mass?
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The amount of a substance.
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What is weight?
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How heavy something is.
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What are elements?
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Pure chemical substances with only one type of atom.
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What are elements composed of?
Definition
Tiny particles called atoms.
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How many naturally occurring elements are there?
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90-92
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How many elements are required by living organisms?
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about 20
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Which elements make up more than 95% of the human body (by weight)?
Definition
Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen
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Atoms
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Smallest complete units of elements. consists of a nucleus containing protons and neutrons, with electrons in orbit around the nucleus
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What are chemical bonds?
Definition
Atoms combine with atoms like themselves or with other atoms by forming attractions
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What is a nucleus?
Definition
Central portion of the atom
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Electron
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Extremely small, - charged particle that encircles the nucleus of an atom
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Proton
Definition
+ charge, large particle found in the nucleus of an atom
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Neutron
Definition
Similar size to proton, are neutral and are found in the nucleus of an atom
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What is the atomic weight?
Definition
the number of protons and neutrons in a nucleus of an atom
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What is an atomic number?
Definition
the number of protons i  an atom
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What are isotopes?
Definition
atom with the same atomic number but different atomic weight
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What are 3 common forms of radiation?
Definition
Alpha, beta, gamma
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What is half-life?
Definition
The time required for an isotope to lose 1/2 of its radioactivity
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What are shells?
Definition
Space around nucleus
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How many electrons can each shell hold?
Definition

1st shell- 2 electrons

2nd shell- 8 electrons

3rd shell- 8 electrons

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What are ions?
Definition
atoms that gain or lose electrons; become electrically charged
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What is an ionic bond?
Definition
Bond formed when one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to another
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What is another name for an ionic bond?
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Electrovalent bond
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What is a covalent bond?
Definition
Chemical bond that shares electrons
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Single covalent bond
Definition
1 pair of electrons shared
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Double covalent bond
Definition
2 pairs of electrons shared
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Triple covalent bond
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Sharing more than 2 pairs of electrons
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Polar molecule
Definition
A molecule with equal number of protons and electrons
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What is a hydrogen bond?
Definition
A chemical bond between a hydorgen atom and an atom of hydrogen or oxygen
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What is a molecular formula? Give example:

 

 

Definition

Represents the numbers and types of atoms in a molecule

 

Ex: H2O

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What is a structural formula?
Definition
Shows how molecules are joined and arranged in various molecules
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What is synthesis? How is it symbolized?
Definition
When 2 or more atoms bond to form a more complex structure  A+B→AB
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What is decomposition? How is it symbolized?
Definition

Break of a bond to more simpler molecules


AB→A+B

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What is an exchange reaction? How is it symbolized?
Definition

Parts of two different types of molecules trade positions as bonds break and form new ones

 

AB+CD→AD+BC

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Reversible reaction
Definition
A reaction can change back to how it was before
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Catalyst
Definition
a substance that changes the rate of a reaction without itself being altered in the process
Term
What does pH measure?
Definition
Hydrogen ion concentration
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What is neutral on the pH scale?
Definition
7.0
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What is acidic on the pH scale?
Definition
less than 7
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What is basic on the pH scale?
Definition
more than 7
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What happens when the hydrogen ion concentration increases?
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Becomes acidic
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What is acidosis?
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pH level drops below 7.35
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What is alkalosis?
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pH level rises above 7.45
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What are buffers? What do they do with hydrogen ions?
Definition
Chemicals that resist pH change. Combine when in excess or donate them when they are depleted
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What are carbohydrates?
Definition
provide energy that cells require, supply materials to build cell structures and stored for reserve energy supply
Term
3 saccharides discussed in chapter
Definition

monosaccharides

disaccharides

polysaccharides

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What are lipids?
Definition
organic substance that is unsoluable in water
Term
Why are fats used?
Definition
To store energy for celluar activities
Term
What are the building blocks of fat molecules?
Definition
fatty acids and glycerol
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What are steroids? What are three types discussed in ch.
Definition

Complex structures that include 4 connected rings of carbon atoms

 

cholesterol, sex hormones and bile acids

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What are proteins?
Definition
Organic compound composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
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Antibodies
Definition
A protein that detects and destroys foreign substances
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Amino acids
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The building blocks of proteins
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Nucleic acids
Definition
form genes and take part in protein synthesis
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Neucleotides
Definition
atoms of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus that form building blocks
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2 types of nucleic acids
Definition

DNA - deoxyribonucleic acid

RNA - ribonucleic acid

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What is salt?
Definition
Compound composed of oppositely charged ions
Term
symbol for calcium
Definition
Ca
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Symbol for carbon
Definition
C
Term
Symbol for oxygen
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O
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Symbol for Potassium
Definition
K
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Symbol for sodium
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Na
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Symbol for Sulfur
Definition
S
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Fats, phospholids and steroids are important ______ found in the human cell
Definition
lipids
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Enzyme
Definition
Protein that acts as a catalyst
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The function of nucleic acid is to
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store information and control life processes
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Determines the atoms chemical behavior
Definition
Electrons in the atoms shells
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