Everything in this flashcard set.
- compound
- A substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion
- boron
- A trivalent metalloid element
- oxygen
- Gas in the air that we need to breathe
- covalent
- Of or relating to or characterized by ___
- ionic
- The dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and ___
- hydrogen
- A nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic
- organic
- A fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter
- aminoacids
- Organic compounds containing an ___ group and a carboxylic ___ group (plural)
- eukaryotic
- Having cells with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei
- prokaryotic
- Having cells that lack membrane-bound nuclei
- transport
- A state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
- marker
- A writing implement for making a mark
- receptor
- A cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent
- electron
- An elementary particle with negative charge
- proton
- A stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron
- neutron
- An elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton
- atom
- The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
- inorganic
- Relating or belonging to the class of compounds not having a carbon basis
- carbon
- An abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous ___
- carbohydrates
- An essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals (plural)
- protein
- Nutrient in meat and beans that builds muscle
- Biology
- Characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms
- cytoskeleton
- A microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells