DAT: Molecules & Fundamentals of Biology

Anything that takes up space and has mass

Matter

Element

A pure substance that has specific physical/chemical properties that can’t be broken down into a simpler substance

Atom

The smallest unit of matter that still retains the chemical properties of the element.

Molecule

Two or more atoms joined together

Intramolecular forces

Attractive forces that act on atoms within a molecule

Intermolecular forces

Forces that exist between molecules and affect physical properties of the substance

Monomers

Single molecules that can potentially polymerize

Polymers

Substances made up of many monomers joined together in chains

_____ contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms. They can come in the form of monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides

Carbon

_____ are carbohydrate monomers with an empirical