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| occurs in several forms and may be converted from one form to another |
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| Name the 5 types of Energy |
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- Chemical
- Electrical
- Mechanical
- Light
- Sound
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| anything w/ a Ph value below 7 is considered |
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| Anything w/ a Ph value above 7 is considered |
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| a universal solvent that has an uneven distribution of charges |
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each molecule has a
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substances that interact readily with water
ex. table sugar, salt |
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substances that will NOT mix with water
ex. Oil |
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| the sticking of water molecules to each other |
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| the ability of water molecules to stick to other substances |
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| the ability of water to move in narrow tubes against gravity |
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| as the body heats up, water molecules travel faster and faster and finally seperate from the body and evaporate into the air |
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| Name the 4 major groups of organic compounds |
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- carbohydrates
- lipids
- proteins
- nucleic acids
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- Quick energy foods
- sugars and starches
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simple sugars
ex. Glucose |
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| energy source for most organisms |
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double sugars
ex. table sugar, milk sugar |
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| most abundant carbohydrate. accounts for 50% of all carbon in plants |
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- stores energy, insulates, cushions organs
- Hyrdophobic
- may be saturated or unsaturated
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- mayjor structural componant of cells and tissues
- fights infection
- involved in all levels of metabolism
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| molecules that accelerate the thousands of different chemical reactions that take place in an organism |
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| chemical being broken down |
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| transmits hereditary info. and determines what proteins a cell manufactures |
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| provides a master copy of an organisms information code |
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DNA
or
Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
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| forms a copy of DNA to be taken to the ribosomes for protein formation |
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| forms a copy of DNA to be taken to the ribosomes for protein formation |
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