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Honors Bio Organic Compounds
Functional groups in each organic compound
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Biology
9th Grade
12/14/2011

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Term
Carbohydrates
Definition
-O-H and -H
Term
Lipids
Definition
-O-H, -H, -COOH, and -CH3
(Hydroxyl, hydrogen, Carboxyl, and ?)
Term
Protein
Definition
-NH2, -COOH, and -H
(Amino, carboxyl, and hydrogen)
Term
Nucleic Acids
Definition
-H, -O-H, -NH2, -H2PO4
(Hydrogen, hydroxyl, amino, and phosphate)
Term
Monomer/polymer unit of Carbohydrates
Definition
Monomer: monosaccharide

Polymer: polysaccharide
Term
Monomer/polymer of lipids
Definition
Monomer: one glycerol and 3 fatty acids

Polymer: triglyceride
Term
Protein mono/poly
Definition
Mono: Amino acids

Poly: protein/polypeptide
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Nucleic Acids mono/poly
Definition
Mono: nucleotide

Poly: nucleic acids e.g. RNA and DNA
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