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1. Biochemistry:

*Examples:

2. Chemical Bonds:

a. Covalent-

b. Ionic-

3. Van der Waals Forces:

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4. Cohesion:

5. Adhesion:

6. Capillary Action:

Biochemistry Review

- The basic unit of all living things is the ____________________ BUT the basic unit of matter is the ____________________.

- In GREEK, the word atomos means “unable to be cut.”- Atoms are composed of subatomic particles:

Particle Where Found Charge Mass

- An ____________________ is a pure substance that consists entirely of one type of atom. Examples: gold, silver, carbon, helium, copper, sodium, nickel, iron, oxygen, hydrogen. There are __________ known elements but only about 24 are found in living things.

- Can you name some of the most common elements in living things?

- Elements can combine chemically to form _____________________________________.

- Some important compound in living things:

o Inorganic Compounds:

Examples:

o Organic compounds- Large, Complex compounds that contain CARBON and HYDROGEN.

Examples:

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7. Molecules essential to life:

Inorganic Organic

8. Properties of Water:

Periodic Table of the Elements

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9. Chemical Reactions:a.

b.

c.

~ What are the two chemical reactions performed by living things shown below? State one reason each of the two chemical reactions (processes) below, are important for living things.

10. Activation Energy:

11. Enzymes:

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12. Factors affecting Enzymesa. Temperature:

b. pH:

c. Enzyme-Substrate Concentration:

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13. pH: