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LEC test 1
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
09/06/2009

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The smallest simplest stable units of matter are called _________
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atoms
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have a positive charge
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protons
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have no charge
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neutrons
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have a negative charge
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electrons
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the number of protons in an atom is knows as its
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atomic number
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atoms can be classified on the basis of their atomic number into groups called
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elements
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atoms whose nuclei contain the same number of protons, but different numbers of neutrons are called
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isotopes
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the total number of protons plus neutrons in the nucleus is used to designate a particular isotope
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the mass number
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elements that do not readily participate in chemical processes are said to be
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inert
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the term _________ refers to any chemical structure consisting of atoms held together by covalent bonds. this is also greater than an atom.
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molecule
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a ______ is any chemical substance made up of atoms of two or more elements regardless of the type of bonding joining them. It is greater than an atom.
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compound
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what are three types of chemical bonds?
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ionic, covalent, hydrogen
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attraction between positive cations (+ charge) and negative anions (- charge) are ________ bonds.
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ionic
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an unequal sharing of electrons creates a
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polar covalent bond
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_______ ___________ are two weak to create molecules, but they can change molecular shapes or pull molecules together. it is the weakest type of bond.
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hydrogen bonds
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_________ is a reaction that breaks a molecule into smaller fragments ab - a+b
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decomposition
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is the opposite of decomposition. the reaction assembles larger molecules from smaller components. a+b - ab
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synthasis
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in an ____ _____, parts of the reacting molecules are shuffled around. ab + cd = ad + cb
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exchange reaction
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chemical reactions are _________. a+b = ab; ab = a+b
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reversible
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promote chemical reactions by lowering the activation energy requirements.
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enzymes
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enzymes belong to a class of substances called
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catalyst
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compounds accelerate chemical reactions without themselves being permanently changed or consumed
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catalysts
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reactions that release energy are said to be
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exergonic
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if more energy is required to being the reaction than is released as it precedes, the reaction as a whole will absorb energy. such reactions are called
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endergonic
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are not primarily carbon and hydrogen. matter that doesn't break down.
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inorganic compounds
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includes all the molecules synthesized or broken down by chemical reactions inside our bodies
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metabolites
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carbon, oxygen and hydrogen are primary structural components of
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organic compounds
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a ph above 7 is basic or _____ meaning it has more hydroxide ions than hydrogen ions
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alkaline
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a __________ is an organic molecule that contains carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ration near 1:2:1
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carbohydrate
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soluable inorganic molecules whose ions will conduct an electrical current in solution
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electrolytes
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a ________ glucose is the most important metabolic "fuel" in the body.
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carbohydrate
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molecules that have the same molecular formula but different structures
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isomers
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liver tissues and muscle tissues make and store
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glycogen
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the ______ glycogen, or animal starch, has many side branches, all consisting of chains of glycose molecules
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polysaccharide
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a _______ fatty acid has a single unsaturated bond in the hydrocarbon tail
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mono unsaturated
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a _____ fatty acid contains multiple unsaturated (double) bonds
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poly unsaturated
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what three structural lipids help form and maintain intracellular structures called membranes?
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cholesterol, phospholipids, and glycolipids
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the process creates a covalent bond between the carboxylic acid group of one amino acid and the amino group of another. this bond is known as a
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peptid bond
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molecules consisting of amino acids held together by peptide bonds are called
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peptides
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results from bonds that develop between atoms at different parts of the polypeptide chain.
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secondary structure
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hydrogen bonding, for example, may create simple spiral known as a
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alpha helix or flat pleated sheet
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______ and ______ are combinations of protein and carbohydrate molecules
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glycoproteins & proteoglycans
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store and process information at the molecular level, inside cells.
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nucleic acids
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what are three components of a nucleotide?
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sugar, phosphate group, nitrogenous base
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name the corresponding dna base: c goes with ___; a goes with ___
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g & t
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name the corresponding rna bases; c goes with ___; a goes with ___
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G&U
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