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Biology I
Chapter 2
Study Guide
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Use your textbooks to define the following terms: (You may use the space below or your notebook paper)
1. Atom
2. Nucleus
3. Electron
4. Element
5. Isotope
6. Compound
7. Ionic Bond
8. Ion
9. Covalent Bond
10. Molecule
11. Van der Waals Forces
12. Cohesion
13. Adhesion
14. Mixture
15. Solution
16. Solute
17. Solvent
18. Suspension
19. pH Scale
20. Acid
21. Base
22. Buffer
23. Monomer
24. Polymer
25. Carbohydrate
26. Monosaccharide
27. Polysaccharide
28. Lipid
29. Nucleic Acid
30. Nucleotide
31. Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)
32. Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)
33. Protein
34. Amino Acid
35. Chemical Reaction
36. Reactant
37. Product
38. Activation Energy
39. Catalyst
40. Enzyme
41. Substrate
2-1
1. What three subatomic particles make up atoms?
2. How are all of the isotopes of an element similar?
3. What are the two main types of chemical bonds?
4. Answer questions 1-6 on page 39 of your textbook.
2-2
1. Why are water molecules polar?
2. What are acidic solutions? What are basic solutions?
3. Answer questions 1-5 on page 43 of your textbook.
2-3
1. What are the functions of each group of organic compounds?
2. Answer questions 1-5 on page 48 of your textbook.
2-4
1. What happens to chemical bonds during chemical reactions?
2. How do energy changes affect whether a chemical reaction will occur?
3. Why are enzymes important to living things?
4. Answer questions 1-5 on page 53 of your textbook.