Chemistry of Life

Surface tension is _____ in soapy water.

A ______ is an example of a non-polar molecule.

Everything is composed of atoms.

A polar molecule has an unequal distribution of charges.

Water is less dense as a solid than a liquid because ________.

Polar molecules do not dissolve in water.

Solvents do the dissolving.

The world does not have huge fluctuations because of cohesion in water molecules.

We measure at the bottom of the meniscus due to adhesion.

Oils are ______ with water.

What is the most important molecule of life?

Solutions are uniform mixtures of 2+ substances.

Solutes are the substances doing the dissolving.

There are 7 essential elements necessary for life

Cells regulate ____________ because of the characteristic of water for high specific heat.

Peroxide is the P in CHONPS.

Cohesion is the attraction between molecules of the ________ kind.

CO₂ is a __________ molecule

Hydrophilic molecules _________ in water.

The most basic unit of life is ______.

High Specific Heat is an characteristic of ________.

Hydrophobic means having an affinity for water.

C is what in CHONPS?

Capillary action is due to cohesion.

Water's molecule H₂O has a ______ oxygen and _______ hydrogens.

Water is considered the universal __________.

S is ______ in CHONPS.

Adhesion forms ______ bonds than cohesion.

Matter is anything that has movement and takes up space.

Adhesion is the attraction between two different molecules

______ are the smallest part of an element that still has the properties of an element.