Chemistry of Living Things

The study of the properties of matter and how matter changes is called

• biology

• chemistry

• element

• symbol

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A pure substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler substance

• biology

• chemistry

• element

A shorthand way of writing an element's name is a

• simile

• science

• sign

• symbol

True or False: Symbols are ALWAYS the first letter of an element's name.

• True

• False

Match the following element with its symbol.

• O

• oxygen

• N

• fluorine

• C

• nitrogen

• F

• hydrogen

• H

• carbon

Match the following elements with their symbols.

• Ca

• carbon

• Cl

• calcium

• C

• chlorine

What is the element of life that ALL living things contain, or have?

• carbon

• oxygen

• hydrogen

The basic building blocks of matter

• atom

• bond

• compound

• molecule

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A force that holds 2 atoms together as a single unit.

• atom

• bond

• compound

• molecule

TWO or MORE elements chemically combined

• atom

• bond

• compound

• molecule

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