Define Me
Anything that has mass and takes up space (has volume)
what is Matter?
The basic building blocks of matter
What is an atom?
The building block of DNA and RNA
Nucleotides
A neutral atom has 13 electrons. How many protons does it have?
What is 13 protons?
Atoms are made up of subatomic particles called:
What are protons, neutrons, and electrons?
Group of molecules that are hydrophobic and insoluble in water.
Lipids.
This is the amount of matter in a given volume.
Density
This nucleotide pairs with Cytosine
Guanine
A molecule that has an uneven distribution of charge
Polar molecule
Neutrons and protons clump together in the center of the atom which is called:
What is the nucleus?
These organic molecules are made up of simple and complex sugars.
Carbohydrates
a collection of atoms that all have the same number of protons
What are Elements?
A substance that contains atoms of at least two different elements
What is a compound?
This nucleotide pairs with Adenine
Thymine
This is the most abundant of the six biologically important elements?
Determines the vast majority of an atom's properties.
What is the number of electrons?
Nuts, fish, oils are sources of this organic molecule
Lipids
Any substance in which other substances are dissolved.
Solvent
A chemical bond formed when one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to another
What is an ionic bond?
These are what the "rungs" of a DNA model are made of.
Nucleotides
This is the amount of energy required to increase the temperature.
Indicates the number of protons in an atom on the Periodic Table of Elements.
What is the atomic number?
This organic molecule is the building block of your hair and fingernails
Protein
One or several forms of an element, each containing the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons
What are Isotopes?
Positively or negatively charged atom (or group of atoms resulting from the transfer of electrons)
What is an Ion?
This is what the backbone of DNA is made of
These two properties help water travel up plants
Cohesion and Adhesion
The sum of the protons and neutrons in an atom
What is atomic mass
This is the main energy storing molecule for many organisms
Carbohydrates