Ch 2 - Chemistry of Life - Mastery Quiz

The discipline that deals with the chemistry of living things is called what?

• Biochemistry

• Anatomy

• Physiology

• Chemistry

What is matter and in what forms can it be found?

• Anything that takes up weight and space; solid, liquid, gas

• Anything that takes up weight and space; solid, liquid, fire

• Anything that takes up weight and space; earth, wind, fire

• Anything that takes up weight and space; atoms, molecules, compounds

What are the basic units of matter?

• Elements

• Substances

• Particles

• Widgets

When two elements are found in combination, the substance is called a _____

• Combination

• Compound

• Protein

• Atom

An atom is made up of: (hint: more than one answr can be correct)

• a nucleus

• protons

• electrons

• neutrons

Elements required by the body in large amounts are known as _______ elements

• Group

• Family

• Bulk

Give examples of bulk elements

• Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen

• Phosphorous, Sulfur, Silver, Nitrogen

• Carbon, Oxygen,Gold, Silver

• Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Aluminum

What determiens the atomic number of an element?

• Number of protons and neutrons

• Number of electrons

• Number of protons

• Number of neutrons

The atomic weight of an element is determined by adding the number of _____ and the number of ______.

• Protons and electrons

• Protons and Neutrons

• Neutrons and electrons

• Electrons and peanuts

An isotope has the same atomic _____ but different atomic ______

• Number; Weight

• Weight; Number

• Particles; Atoms

• Peanuts; Particles