Biology Vocabulary

What is an atom?

• a substance that has two or more compounds

• Smallest particle of an element that still has the properties of that element.

• the basic unit of heredity

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What is an element?

• the simplest form of matter that has a unique set of properties

• A substance made up of atoms
• A type of molecule

What is a molecule?

• a type of chemical bond

• Organizes the elements

• Smallest particle of a compound

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What is a compound?

• a substance that consists of two or more elements

• An atom

• the number of protons and electrons

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What is a chemical reaction?

• smallest particle in an element

• a unique set of properties

• the process when one or more substances are changed into one or more NEW substances

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What is a periodic table?

• number of protons and neutrons

• A way of organizing elements according to their unique characteristics

• number of protons and electrons

What is the atomic number?

• an atom or a molecule

• the sharing of electrons

• the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom

What is the atomic mass of an element?

• the number of protons and neutrons in an element

• its a protein

• maintaining internal balance

What is an ion?

• atom or molecule that has a different number of electrons than protons

• is a carbohydrate

• adds water to break a chemical

What is an isotope?

• sharing of protons

• sharing of electrons

• atoms with the same number of protons and electrons but a different number of neutrons