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Chapters 1-3
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
09/15/2009

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Water Characteristics
Definition
*high heat of vaporization
*polar molecule
*cohesive (sticks to itself)
*adhesive (sticks to polar sources)
*frozen water is less dense than liquid
*freezes top to bottom
*temp rises and falls more slowly than anything else
* 212 degrees F to boil at sea level
*universal solvent
*odorless, colorless, tasteless
*high surface tension
Term
Acid
Definition
lemon juice, bread, stomach acid
dissociate in water releasing H+
Term
base
Definition
take up H+ or release OH-
milk of magnesia, blood, stomach acid
Term
Neutral
Definition
tears, pure water
Term
Atom
Definition
smallest part of an element that displays the elements properties
Term
Carbohydrates
Definition
Energy
Monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides
Term
Monosaccharide
Definition
simple sugar
don't have to be broken down to absorb
-fructose, galactose, riboose, deoxyribose
contain 3-7 carbon atoms
sweet
Term
Disaccharides
Definition
double sugars
2 monosaccharides bonded via dehydration process
digested to monosaccharide to be absorded
sucrose (fructose + glucose), lactose, maltose
Term
polysaccharides
Definition
polymers of monosaccharides bonded
Energy storage and structural components
breaks down into mono or disaccharides for absorbtion
polymers of 100s to 1000s of monosaccharides covalent bonds dissembled by hydrolisis
Term
Four Characteristics of Living Things
Definition
1. Respond to stimuli
2. Reproduce
3. Made up of cells
4. Adapt
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