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consists three forms
Solid, Liquid, or Gas
Form of matter made up of elements |
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a substance that cannot be broken down or converted into other substances by ordidary chemical reacton
92 natually occuring element and over a dozen of man-made elements. 96% of living matter composed by four elements: carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen. The remaining is 4% is made of elements:calcium, phosphorus, sulfur, potassium. Trace elements:copper, iron,and zinc |
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smallest unit or particles having same chemical and physical properties of an element
each element made up of ____ |
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Atoms proposed of two parts which contain subatomic particles |
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1.Nucleus-is the center of atom and it contains two subatomic particles
- Protons- are postively charge and they have heavy mass
- Neutrons-are no charge or are neutral and they have heavy mass
2. Orbitals and enery levels-they contain one type of subatomic particle
- electrons-are negatively charge particle and they have very light mass
The number of protons in nucleus Equal the number of electrons in orbital and energy level
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the number of protons in the nucleus
(Each element has a specific atomic number and no two elements have the same atomic number)
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the number of protons plus the number of neutrons in nucleus
(The atomic number of an atom never change, but the mass number may change) |
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Atoms of an element that have the same number of protons but different number of neutrons
(Isotope of element have same chemical properties, but vary in their physical properties) |
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the pathway an electrons follows as it moves around nucleus
Each orbital may contain maximum of two electrons
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the energy level closest to the nucleus has the lowest amount of enegy
It contain maximum of two electron and one orbital |
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Contain the maximum of eight electrons and four orbitals
The electrons of this energy level have the same energy but differrent space.
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the maximum number of electron can increase but an atom is stable when it contains eight electrons in it outermost energy level.
As the enerygy levels are farther from the nucleus, the amoun of the energy increase and the amount of the electrons they can hold increase. |
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the electrons in the outermost of the energy level of an atom determine chemical properties of an atom
it funtions in the information of chemical bonds between atoms |
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Four major types
- Covalent bonds
- Polar covalent bonds
- Ionic bonds
- Hydrogen bonds
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is the strongest bonds. It found in the most biological or organic molecules. It is formed when a pair of electrons is equally shared between atoms. |
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two pairs of electrons shared, such as carbon |
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they are fairly strong bonds. They are formed when the electrons unequally shared between atoms
The electrons spend more time in the outermost energy level of one atom more than they do in the outermost energy level of other atom
The result is the formation of a polar molecule |
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they are fairly strong bonds except water. They are formed when electrons are gained and lost between atoms. |
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The gain or lost of the electrons forms charged atoms |
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the atom that gains the electrons become negatively charged |
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the atom that lost the electrons become postitively charged
The atoms held together by the opposite charges |
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they are the weakest bonds. they formed between polar molecule.
the slightly positively charged atom of one polar molecule is attracted to the slightly negatively charged atom of another polar molecule.
The slightly positive charged atom is always hydrogen
the slightly negative charged atom is oxygen and nitrogen |
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involve making, breaking, and rearranged chemical bonds to form new substance.
They indicated by writing chemical equations. On the left side of the equation are the starting substances or reactants. On the right side of the equation are the ending substances or products. An arrow is used to indicate the direction
there are three major types: synthesis reaction, decoposition reaction and exchange or displacement reactions |
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Most of the chemical reaction in the human body is the______. It is indicated by using two arrows going in opposite directions. The reaction occurs as fast in one direction as it does in opposite direction. |
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atoms or small molecule combine to form larger more complex molecule and energy is stored
they are involved in the specific type of metabolism known as anabolism. In reference to energy synthesis reaction are endergonic. |
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larger complex molecule are broken down to smaller simpler molecule and energy is realeased
the type of metabolism involved is known as catabolism.In inference to energy the reactions are exergonic. |
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exchange or displacement reactions |
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two or more molecules are broken down and recombine to form two or more different molecules
AB+CD------> AC+BD
Most reactions in human body are _________ |
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the loss of the electrons and the substance that loses the electrons has been oxidized |
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the gain of the electrons and the substance that gain electrons has been reduced |
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If a covalent bond is involves, oxidation and reduction is the gain and loss of a _______. Oxidation is the loss of _______ and reduction is the gain of a ______. |
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Inorganic molecules and compounds
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are small simple substances usually held together with ionic bonds and they usually do not contain element carbon
Ex water, acids, bases, buffers, and salts |
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60 to 80% of human body is ____. It is essential to life and has several properties that are important to life
- Sovent
- High specific heat
- High heat of vaporization
- Reactivity
- Cushioning
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water is polar molecule and is capable of dissolving many substances that needed for chemical reaction. Water surrounds particles and prevent them from bonding back together by forming Hydration shells. In the body, Water transports nutrients, wastes, respiratory gas (oxigen and carbon dioxide) and is the major component of fluids |
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the amount of heat energy needed to raise temperature of 1 gram of a substance 1 degree centigrate.
Heat energy cause molecule move more rapidly |
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high heat of vaporization |
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is the amount of heat required to convert liquid water into a gas or water vapor |
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many chemical reaction in the body require or release water. Catabolic reactions require water, Anabolic reaction release water. |
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prevent physical trauma to cells, tissues, and organs. Blood plasma prevents blood cells, cerebrospinal fluid prevents brain and spinal cord, cytoplasm prevent organells |
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Substances may dissolve or dissociate in water to form ions |
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it dissociate in water to form hydrogen ion (H+) and anion
It dissociate in water to form hydroxyl ion (OH-) and cation |
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concentration of acid and base |
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concentration of hydrogen ion and hydroxyl ion is measured by pH. The pH scale ranges from 0-14 and islogarithmic to the base 10
The pH of 7 is neutral. The hydrogen ion (H+) and hydroxyl ion (OH-) concentration are equal.
The pH below 7 is an acid with the strongest acid having in pH near 0. The concetration of an acid change by a factor of 10 with each decrease in pH number.
The pH above 7 is a base or alkaline. The concentration of a base change by a factor of 1/10 with each increase in pH number |
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the substance which keep the pH within a certain range in order to maitain homeostasis . If the H+ concentration increase above normal, a buffer will take up or bond with with excess H+. If the H+concentration falls below normal, a buffer will release H+ |
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It is formed when anion of an acid combine with the cation of the base.
The H+from the acid combine with the OH-from the base to form water H20
Acid, base, and salt dissolved or dissociates in water, Ions are formed |
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Ions are electrically charged particle that can conduct a electrical current .It function in contraction muscle, nerve impulse, bones information, blood clotting, and acid base balance |
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Organic molecules and compound |
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large complex molecule and held together by covalent bonds, they always contain element carbon
ex, carbohydrates, lipids, nutrient, proteins, nuclei acid |
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Carbon atoms may form long chain and bonded to the carbon atoms are hydrogen atoms, this structure referred to as _________
In living organism, it fold to form ring structure
Carbon contain 4 electrons in it outermost energy level and can share electrons with four other atoms such as hydrogen (H), oxygen (O), nitrogen(N), other carbon(C) |
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when organic compound are formed, bonding of molecule occurs between_____________ such as
Hydroxyl group -OH
Carbonxyle group- COOH
Phosphate group- PO4
Amino group- NH2
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provide short term and long term energy storage and are composed of C, H, and O
There are three classes
- Monosaccharides
- Disaccharides
- Polysaccharides
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"simple sugar"
they composed of C,H, and O in a ratio of 1C:2H:1O
Substances that have same fomula but different arrangement of atom called isomers
The most abundant of 6 carbons monosaccharide in the human body are called glucose. The two important 5 carbons monosacharides are called deoxyribose( found in DNA) and ribose( found in RNA) |
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"double sugar"
are two monosacharide joined together by covanlent bond.
Common disaccharide are
sucrose(table sugar)---glucose+fructose
maltose(malt sugar)---glucose+glucose
lactose(milk sugar)---glucose+galactose
when water added to it, it broken down into two monosaccharide is called hydrolysis
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Dehydration synthesis or condensation |
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During the bonding ,The H from one monosaccharide bond with the OH from the second monosaccharide to form water molecule. The water molecule is released and the two monosaccharides bond where H and OH were.
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"many sugar"
are long chain of a few hundred to a few thounsand monosaccharide linked together by dehydration sythesis
they provide long term energy storage and some are structural support. |
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It is found in the plants and consists of a long, coiled, unbranched or branched chain of a glucose molecule. It is broken down in the body into glucose molecule and it used by cell or tissue to produce energy |
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animal starch
its structure is similar to starch but it is more exensively branched. It is stored in the liver and broken down to glucose molecule. Glucose molecule are released into blood and transport to cell and tissue where it is used to produced energy. |
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-It functions in long term energy storage and some form major part are plasma membrane which surround the cells, some are hormone, and some protect, support and insulate organs ans tissue.
-They composed in C,H,O.They have less oxygen in proportion to carbon and hydrog than they found in carbohydrates
There are three groups: Neutral fats, Phospholipid, Steroids |
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they composed of glycerol and fatty acids. The glycerol molecules consist a chain of three carbon atoms. Bonded to each C atom along the same side is hydroxyle group(OH).The remaining bond of the C atom are filled with H atoms
Fatty acids are long hydrocarbon chain with a carboxyl group (COOH) at the end
There are two forms of fatty acids: saturated fatty acid, and unsaturated fatty acid |
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The glycerol and three fatty acids bonded together |
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consist the maximum number possible of hydrogen (H) bond to the Carbon (C) and there are no double covalent bond between Carbon atom. They are animal fat( bacon grease, butter, lard) and are usually solid at room temperature |
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they contain one or more double covalent bond between Carbon (C) atom and the second bond take up the place of H atom. They are plants oil such as vegetable oil, corn oil, peanut oil and olive oil. and are usually liquid at room temperature
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are important component of plasma membrane of cells. Their structure is similar to neutral fat except one of the fatty acid is replaced by phosphate group (PO4) which is negatively charged. Attached to phosphate group there is usually a molecule which contain nitrogen (N)
they contain two regions
Polar head:consist of glycerol molecule and the phosphate group. It is hydrophilic " water loving" the orients itself toward water
Non polar tail: consist of two fatty acids and is hydrophobic"water fearing" the orient away from water |
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are structurally different to neutral fat and phospholipids. They consist of four fused ring of carbon atom. The first three ring contain 6 carbon, and the fourth ring contain five carbons. The style of it differ in lenght and structure of the side chain or functional group attached to the rings. common include cholesterol, vitamin D, male and female sex hormones, bile salt |
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composed of C,H,O,N and sometime sulfur (S) |
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protein made up of structural unit called___
composed of a carbon atom covalent bonded to four different atoms 1. hydrogen atom2.two functional group:amino and carboxyl 3. R or varible group.
The chemical and physical properties of R or varible group determine characteristic of ____. there are 20 _____and they only differ in R group |
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Bond formed between amino acid and functional group involved |
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Amino group of one amino acid is bonded to carboxyle group of another amino acid by dehydration synthesis |
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Protein structure( organization) |
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There are four levels structure
- Primary structure
- Secondary structure
- Tertiary structure
- Quaternary structure
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the simplest structure and it consist a chain of amino acids in a specific sequence |
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a chain of amino acids twists, coils, or fold and the structure is held together by hyrogen bonds between peptide bond.It found in fibrous proteins.
There are two type
Alpha helix- a chain of amino acid twist coiled and the tructure is held toghether by hydrogen bond between every fourth peptide bone
Beta pleated sheet- a chain of amino acid fold back and fouth in a zig zag pattern forming parallel row
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secondary structure twist and coil, or fold to form a ball shape mass that called globular protein. The structure is held together by hydrogen, covalent, ionic bonds between the R group
Most protein in the human body is globular protein |
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the most complex structrure and very few protein reach this level. It consists of two or more, unlike or like, polypeptide chain helt together by hydrogen bond |
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There are seven major funtions of protein
Structural support: keratin, collagen, elastin
Storage:Albumin
Transport of other substance: Hemoglobin
Coordination of bodily activity:hormone
Movement: actin and myosine
Defense:antibodies
Aid in chemical reation: Enzyme |
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are protein that act as biological catalysts and speed up to rate of chemical reaction without being changed by the reaction and used up in the reaction.
Example: sucrase, lipase, and hydrolase |
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Before the reaction can occur, enery must be absorbed by the reactant in order to break chemical bonds. The energy refer as ______
Enzyme funtion in lowering energy of activation
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Substance on which the enzyme act known as _____
The substrate bond to a specific region on the enzyme known as active site |
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the process when a substrate bond, active site slight change shape to fit snugly around the substrate is referrer______ |
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-Some enzyme require helper molecule
-aid in bonding a with substrate
there are two type
Inoranic molecule and are usually metal ion
Organin molecule specifically called coenzymes |
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organic molecule specifically called ___
There are usually B complex vitamine or their derivertive
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The factor that affect the enzyme activity |
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Concentration of enzyme, concentration of substatr, salt concentration, temperature, pH, and the presence and absence inhibitor and activator |
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largest and most complex organic molecule. It composed of C, H,O, N and phosphorus P.
The structure unit of it is nucleotide |
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consist three parts
- Five-carbon and pentose sugar
- Phosphate group
- Nitrogenous base
There are two groups of nitrogenous base
Purine- large double ring structure
Pyrimidine :small single ring structure
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There are two major type of nucleic acid
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Deoxyribonucleic acid( DNA)
Ribsonucleic acid (RNA) |
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Deoxyribonucleic acid
(DNA)
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it found in the chromosomes in the nucleus of cells.It contain all the instructions for making all the protein needed by a cell and for regulating all cell's activities and processes
The nucleotide of DNA consist
Deoxyribose sugar
Phosphate group
One of the four nitrogenous base
DNA consist od two chains of nucleotide twisted and coiled around each other to form double helix.
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it is formed from DNA in the nucleus and leave the nucleus and enter the cytoplasm.
There are three type messenger RNA(mRNA)transfer RNA (tRNA) ribosomal RNA (rRNA)
The nucleotide of RNA consist
Ribose sugar, phosphate group, and one of the four nitrogeneous bases
RNA consist a single strand of nucleotides which may fold back on itself and form loops |
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Adenosine triphosphate
ATP |
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Consists of a single nucleotide similar to those found in DNA and RNA. It is composed of ribose sugar, adenine, and a chain of three phosphate group
is the major energy source for a cell and its activities and processes |
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