4777805712 | Organic Chemistry | The study of Carbon compounds | 0 | |
4777852117 | Atomic Number | The number of Protons in an element | 1 | |
4777853105 | Atomic Mass | The mass of an element - Protons + Neutrons | 2 | |
4777857924 | Isotopes | Different forms of an element with a difference in NEUTRONS | 3 | |
4777862117 | Ion | a charged atom - can be positive or can be negative | 4 | |
4777866491 | Valence Electron | electrons that are in the outermost ring - used for bonding | 5 | |
4777868800 | Covalent Bonds | Bonds that made through "sharing" electrons | 6 | |
4777870971 | Ionic Bonds | Bonds that are made through "transfering" or "giving" electrons | 7 | |
4777876671 | Anion | a negative ion - ex. Cl- | 8 | |
4777878752 | Cation | a postiive ion - ex. Na+ | 9 | |
4777882904 | Molecule | Two or more elements that are bonded together | 10 | |
4777884807 | Compound | A substance that is comprised of two or more elements usually in a fixed ratio | 11 | |
4813327641 | Isomer | a compound with the same molecular formula but a different structure | 12 | |
4811527027 | Monomer | The smallest building block used to build macromolecules | 13 | |
4811529791 | Polymer | Multiple monomers put together and forming large macromolecules | 14 | |
4811534407 | Dehydration Synthesis | Process used to join monomers together to form polymers by removing a water molecule (anabolic) | 15 | |
4811541614 | Hydrolysis | Process used to break apart polymers to into smaller polymers or monomers by removing water (catabolic) | 16 | |
4813232923 | Hydrophobic | water- fearing | 17 | |
4813234765 | Hydrophillic | water-loving | 18 | |
4813241081 | Carbohydrates | main source of enegy | 19 | |
4813239137 | -ose | suffix for most carbohydrates | 20 | |
4813243584 | Monosaccharide | a simple sugar made of one monomer ex. Glucose | 21 | |
4813246939 | Disaccharide | a sugar made of 2 monomers ex. Sucrose | 22 | |
4813251174 | Polysaccharide | a complex sugar made of many monomers ex. Starch | 23 | |
4813260338 | Starch | a polysaccharide that is STORED in plants ex. potatoes, pasta, rice | 24 | |
4813263511 | Cellulose | a polysaccharide used for structural support in plants ex. fiber (most abundant organic compound on Earth) | 25 | |
4813268927 | Glycogen | a polysaccharide that is STORED in animals ex. stored in liver and muscles | 26 | |
4813278737 | Protein | Also known as a peptide | 27 | |
4813279862 | Amino Acid | monomer of Proteins | 28 | |
4813346562 | Enzyme | a protein that helps regulate metabolic reactions | 29 | |
4813365283 | -ase | the ending of most enzymes | 30 | |
4813357305 | An example of carbohydrate structure | ![]() | 31 | |
4813361598 | An example of protein structure | ![]() | 32 | |
4849660511 | Lipids | Fats and Oils that are made up of C,H, and O in no particular ratios | 33 | |
4849666740 | Fats | also known as triglycerides made up of 1 glycerol molecule and 3 fatty acid chains | 34 | |
4849675607 | Fats characteristic | 1. Stored concentrated Energy 2. Cushion Organs 3. Insulates Body (temp) | 35 | |
4850221592 | Unsaturated Fat | Fat that comes from plants and fish that contain at least 1 double bond between C's | 36 | |
4850229515 | Saturated fat | Fat that is found in animals and contains no double bonds between carbons | 37 | |
4850233146 | Phosopholipid | Made up of 1 glycerol, 2 Fatty acid chains, and a phosphate group that comprise all cell membranes | 38 | |
4850242024 | Steroids | fat group that is comprised of 4 fused carbon rings and have different functions. Examples are hormones and cholesterol. | 39 |
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