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Unit 1 Vocabulary: Chemical Basis for Life
Define the following terms using your book, notes, or internet. Be sure to study and
familiarize yourself with each word and be prepared for your weekly vocabulary quizzes.
1. Freezing Point –
2. Boiling Point –
3. Cohesion –
4. Adhesion –
5. Hydrogen Bonds –
6. Valence Electrons –
7. Covalent Bonds –
8. Macromolecules –
9. Isotopes –
10. What is different between two atoms that are considered to be isotopes? How are they the
same?
11. Subatomic Particles –
12. Bonding –
13. Atomic Number –
14. Atomic Weight (atomic mass) –
15. How do you determine the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in an atom?
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16.
17. Monomer –
18. Polymer –
19. Chemical Compound –
20. Carbohydrates –
21. Monosaccharide –
22. Polysaccaride –
23. Starch –
24. Protein –
25. Amino Acid –
26. Lipid –
27. Glycerol –
28. Fatty Acids –
29. Nucleic Acids –
30. Nucleotides –
31. Dehydration Synthesis –
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32. Hydrolysis –
33. Enzyme –
34. Catalyst –
35. Substrate –
36. Reactants –
37. Product –
38. Activation Energy –
39. Chemical Reaction –
40. Endothermic Reaction –
41. Exothermic Reaction –
42. pH Scale –
43. Acid –
44. Base –
45. Neutral –
46. Name two foods that you eat that are considered a base. Name two that are acids.
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47. Ions –
48. Temperature –
49. Concentration –
50. Hydrogen –
51. Hydroxide –
52. Buffer –
53. Mixture –
54. Homogeneous –
55. Heterogeneous –
56. Give two examples of a heterogeneous and two examples of a homogeneous mixtures
57. What is a monomer unit as compared to a polymer?
58. What are the monomer units of the following:
a. Polysaccharides
b. Nucleic acids
c. Proteins
d. Lipids