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Biological Molecules - Bozemanbiology - Ben K
Biological molecules
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Biology
10th Grade
04/19/2012

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functional groups
Definition
six chemical groups important to the chemistry of life
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hydroxl group
Definition
hydrogen atom bonded to an oxygen atom
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carbonyl group
Definition
carbon atom double bonded to an oxygen atom
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carboxyl group
Definition
a carbon double bonded to an oxygen and bonded to a hydroxyl group
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amino group
Definition
nitrogen bonded to two hydrogen
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phospate group
Definition
phosphorous atom bonded to four exygen atoms
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methyl group
Definition
carbon bonded to three hydrogen
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organic compounds
Definition
carbon-based molecules
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hydrocarbons
Definition
compounds composed of only carbon and hydrogen
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carbon skeleton
Definition
the chain of carbon atoms in an organic molecule
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isomer
Definition
compounds with the same formula but different structures
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dehydration reaction
Definition
a reaction removing a molecule of water to link monomers
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hydrolysis
Definition
a reaction breaking bonds by adding water
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macromolecules
Definition
large molecules such as carbohydrates, lipids, protiens and nucleic acids
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polymers
Definition
small molecules joined into chains
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monomers
Definition
the building blocks of polymers
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carbohydate
Definition
class of molecules from small sugar molecules to large polysaccharides, such as starch
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lipids
Definition
diverse compounds that mix poorly with water
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protien
Definition
a polymer made from amino acid monomers
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nucleic acids
Definition
polymers of nucleotides
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