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| Where do chemical characteristics determine physiology? |
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| At the molecular and cellular level |
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number of protons plus neutrons
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| exact mass of all particles |
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| 6 elements in the human body |
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| carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur |
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| gained one or more electrons |
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| have lost one or more electrons |
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| Strong or weak?: ionic bonds, covalent bonds, hydrogen bonds |
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Ionic-weak
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Hydrogen-weak |
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| Define nonpolar molecules |
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| Electrons that are shared equally |
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| Unequal sharing of electrons |
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| What happens when energy is exchanged? |
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| heat is produced, but cells cant capture it or use it for work |
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| What is dehydration synthesis? |
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| What makes a reaction start? |
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| Difference between organic and inorganic molecules? |
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Organic-based on carbon and hydrogen
Inorganic-not based on carbon and hydrogen |
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| 4 Key properties that make water so important? |
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| Solubility, Reactivity, high heat capacity, and lubrication |
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| What is a polar molecule surrounded by water molecule? |
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| Difference between hydrophilic and hydrophobic? |
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Hydrophilic=loves water
Hydrophobic=hates water |
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| What is pH and give a example of neutral, basic, and acid |
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pH is the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution
Neutral=7.0 water
Basic=higher than 7.0 bleach
Acid=lower than 7.0 lemon juice |
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| 4 important organic molecules? |
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| carbs, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids |
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mainly hydrophobic
made of carbon and hydrogen atoms |
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| Explain saturated vs unsaturated? |
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saturated-no double bonds
unsaturated-1 or more double bonds |
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| What are the 3 things proteins do? |
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control anatomical structure and physiological function
determine cell shpae and tissue properties
perform almost all cell functions |
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| Basic elements of proteins? |
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| carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen |
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| Basic building blocks of proteins? |
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| 7 major protein functions? |
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| support, movement, transport, buffering, metabolic regulation, coordination and control, defense |
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| cardon, hydrogen, amino group, carboxylic acid group, and an r group |
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| loss of shape and function due to heat or pH |
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fibrous-sheets or strands
globular-spheres |
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| Difference between glycoproteins vs. proteoglycans: |
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glycoproteins-large protein+small carb
proteoglycans-large polysaccharides+polypeptides |
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| large organic molecules, found in the nucleous, which store and process info at the molecular level |
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