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Protons - correct answer postive charge (in nucleus)
Atom - correct answer smallest unit of matter that still retains the properties of an
element.
Element - correct answer a substance that cannot be broken down to other
substances by chemical reactions.
matter - correct answer anything that takes up space and has mass
cell - correct answer ___ is the basic unit of structure and function in an organism.
Neutrons - correct answer no charge (in nucleus)
Electrons - correct answer negative charge (form a cloud around nucleus)
First shell of table - correct answer 2 e-
Second shell of table - correct answer 8 e-
Third shell of table - correct answer 8 e-
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Isotopes - correct answer two atoms of an element that differ in the amount of
neutrons
electronegativity - correct answer describes an atoms attraction for electrons
RNA; protein - correct answer central dogma: DNA is transcribed into ______ then
translated into a ______.
Eukaryotic; prokaryotic - correct answer a _____ cell has membrane-enclosed
organelles while a _____ cell is simpler, usually smaller; and does not contain any
membrane-enclosed organelles.
valence electrons - correct answer those electrons that are found in the outermost
shell/valence shell. Chemical behavior is determined by _____ ______.
the more electronegative an atom - correct answer the more strongly it pulls shared
electrons toward itself.
covalent bonds - correct answer the sharing of a pair of valence electrons by two
atoms
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non-polar - correct answer e- are evenly shared
polar - correct answer e- are unevenly shared (H20 is a polar molecule)
ionic bond - correct answer an attraction between an anion and a cation
cation - correct answer positively charged ion
anion - correct answer negatively charged ion
hydrogen, oxygen, carbon and nitrogen - correct answer What are the four elements
that make up 96% of living matter?
Hydrogen bonding - correct answer when a hydrogen atom covalently bonded to one
electronegative atom is also attracted to another electronegative atom.
Water - correct answer the medium of life
What are the three phases of water? - correct answer Solid, liquid and gas.
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cohesion - correct answer hydrogen bonds hold water molecules together. This
phenomenon is responsible for the transport of water against gravity in plants.
adhesion - correct answer an attraction between water and different substances, for
example between water and plant cell walls.
surface tension - correct answer a measure of how hard it is to break the surface of a
liquid.
What are the five emergent properties of water?
1. Cohesion and adhesion
2. Ability to moderate temperatures
3. Evaporative cooling
4.Expansion upon freezing/insulation of bodies of water.
5. Universal solvent - correct answer What are the five emergent properties of water?
104.5 - correct answer what is the bond angle of water?
Evaporation - correct answer transformation of a substance from liquid to gas
solution - correct answer solvent + solute