What is the consequence of loss of homeostasis, or homeostatic imbalance?

Define radioisotope, and describe briefly how radioisotopes are used in diagnosing and treating disease.
Define molecule, and explain how molecules are related to compounds.
Differentiate between ionic, polar covalent, and nonpolar covalent bonds, and describe the importance of hydrogen
bonds.
Contrast synthesis, decomposition, and exchange reactions.
Distinguish organic from inorganic compounds.

Explain the importance of water to body homeostasis, and provide several examples of the roles of water.
List several salts (or their ions) vitally important to body functioning.
Differentiate a salt, an acid, and a base. Explain the concept of pH, and state the pH of
blood.

2.5 Which four elements make up the bulk of living matter?

2.6 How is an atom related to an element?
2.7 What name is given to an unstable atom that has either more or fewer neutrons than its typical number?
2.8 An atom has five neutrons, four protons, and four electrons. What is its atomic number? What is its atomic mass
number?
2.9 What is the meaning of the term molecule?
2.10 How does a molecular substance differ from a molecule of a compound?
2.11. How do ionic bonds differ from covalent bonds?
2.12. What kind of bond forms between water molecules?
2.14. How can you indicate that a chemical reaction is reversible?
2.16 Which is a proton donor—an acid or a base?
2.19 Salts are electrolytes. What does that mean?
2.23. What is the primary structure of proteins?
2.24. Which is more important for building body structures, fibrous or globular proteins?
2.25. How does an enzyme recognize its substrate(s)?
2.26. How do DNA and RNA differ from each other in the kinds of bases and sugars they contain?
2.27. What is the vital importance of ATP to body cells?