Chemistry Basics
Anything that occupies space and has mass
What is matter?
This energy is stored in bonds for later use
What is potential energy?
This molecule is broken down to produce ATP
What is glucose?
A group of molecules that includes sugars and starches composed of glucose and similar building blocks.
What are carbohydrates?
The human body is composed of what percentage of water?
What is 50-60%?
Unique substances which cannot be broken into simpler substances through ordinary means. Hint, there are 118 of these
What is an element?
The most useful form of energy to all organisms.
What is Adenosine Triphosphate?
What is gycolysis?
This is the largest storage molecule type for starches.
What is a polysaccharide?
What is water?
These subatomic particles make up atoms
What are protons, neutrons, and electrons?
This energy is directly involved in moving matter
What is mechanical energy?
The Krebs Cycle takes place in the membranes of this organelle of a eukaryotic cell
These are the two types of lipids found in foods which describe a solid or liquid fat.
What are saturated and unsaturated fats?
This scale from 0-14 helps determine if a solution is acidic or basic
What is the pH scale?
Molecules can be formed through these three bonds.
What are covalent, ionic, and hydrogen bonds?
This type of energy helps us to see, hear, and feel
What is radiant energy?
This process yields the greatest amount of ATP through cellular respiration
What is the electron transport chain?
The most abundant protein in the human body
What is collagen?
A sour solution with a pH less than 7
What is an acid?
These four elements make up the majority of a body's chemical composition
What are hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen?
This energy is what the nervous system uses to communicate with the body
Anaerobic respiration takes place here.
What is the cytoplasm?
This can be consumed to decrease cholesterol levels in the arteries
What are Omega-3 Fatty Acids?
The study of chemical processes that take place inside of an organism
What is biochemistry?