BI110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4-10: Phosphodiester Bond, Nitrogenous Base, Glycosidic Bond

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Living organisms are composed of elements, molecules and matter. Matter: anything that has mass and takes up space. Atom: the smallest particle of an element that has properties of that element. Element: a pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler unit substance by chemical means. *the word element refers to a specific substance, not its component atoms. Molecule: consist of only atoms of the same element. Compounds: when a molecule consists of more than one element. Atomic mass units (amu): a unit used to measure the mass of subatomic particles. Electron shells: a discrete energy level where electrons can exist. The energy of electrons increases with the size of the shell. Potential energy: the form of energy assosciated with the position or arrangement of objects in a system. Orbital: a region around the nucleus of an atom where an electron has a mathematical probability of being found. Atomic number: number of protons in an atom.

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