Chapter 3 Campbell Biology vocabulary and questions
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| 1434644708 | Organic Compounds | carbon based molecules | 1 | |
| 1434644709 | Hydrocarbons | compounds composed of only hydrogen and carbon | 2 | |
| 1434644710 | Carbon Skeleton | the chain of carbon molecules in a molecule | 3 | |
| 1434644711 | Isomers | element with different # of neutrons | 4 | |
| 1434644712 | Functional Groups | a group of atoms responsible for the characteristic reactions of a particular compound | 5 | |
| 1434644713 | Hydrophilic | water loving (soluble in water) | 6 | |
| 1434644714 | Hydroxyl Group | -OH | 7 | |
| 1434644715 | Carbonyl Group | >C=O | 8 | |
| 1434644716 | Carboxyl Group | -COOH | 9 | |
| 1434644717 | Amino Group | -NH2 | 10 | |
| 1434644718 | Phosphate Group | -OPO3^-2 | 11 | |
| 1434644719 | Methyl Group | -CH3 | 12 | |
| 1434644720 | Macromolecules | carbohydrates, proteins, and nucleic acids | 13 | |
| 1434644721 | Polymers | a large molecule consisting of many identical chains linked together | 14 | |
| 1434644722 | Monomers | one of the repeating parts of a polymer | 15 | |
| 1434644723 | Dehydration Reaction | a reaction that removes | 16 | |
| 1434644724 | Hydrolysis | a molecule of waterreaction with the breaking of bonds with water | 17 | |
| 1434644725 | Enzymes | specialized macromolecules that speed up chemical reactions in cells | 18 | |
| 1434644726 | Carbohydrate | a class of molecules ranging from the small sugar molecules dissolved in soft drinks to large polysaccharides like starches | 19 | |
| 1434644727 | Monosaccharides | a carbohydrate monomer | 20 | |
| 1434644728 | Disaccharide | two monosaccharides linked together | 21 | |
| 1434644729 | Starch | a storage polysaccharide in plants | 22 | |
| 1434644730 | Glycogen | animal storage of glucose | 23 | |
| 1434644731 | Cellulose | polymer of glucose, able to form microfibrils in plants | 24 | |
| 1434644732 | Chitin | structural polysaccharide used by insects to build exoskeleton | 25 | |
| 1434644733 | Hydrophobic | water fearing | 26 | |
| 1434644734 | Fat | large lipid made from two kinds of smaller molecules: glycerol and fatty acids | 27 | |
| 1434644737 | Unsaturated Fatty Acid | fatty acid containing one or more double bonds | 28 | |
| 1434644738 | Saturated Fatty Acid | fatty acid containing only single bonds | 29 | |
| 1434644740 | Trans Fats | a form of fat that recent research associates with health risks | 30 | |
| 1434644743 | Phospholypids | contain a phosphate group and attach to 2 fatty acids rather than three | 31 | |
| 1434644745 | Steroids | lipids containing 4 fused rings | 32 | |
| 1434644746 | Cholesterol | component in cell membranes | 33 | |
| 1434644748 | Anabolic Steroids | synthetic variants of the male testosterone | 34 | |
| 1434644749 | Protein | a polymer made of 20 amino acids | 35 | |
| 1434644751 | Amino Acids | amino group w/ carboxyl group | 36 | |
| 1434644754 | Peptide Bond | covalent linkage between peptides to form a poly peptide | 37 | |
| 1434644756 | Polypeptide | a polymer made of peptides | 38 | |
| 1434644758 | DNA | genetic inheritance polymer | 39 | |
| 1434644761 | Gene | amino acid sequence program of inheritance | 40 | |
| 1434644763 | RNA | translates sequence of programming into proteins | 41 | |
| 1434644765 | double Helix | to polynucleotides wrap around eachother | 42 | |
| 1434644767 | _____ is formed when a Hydroxyl Group is added | alcohol | 43 | |
| 1434644770 | _____ is formed when a Carbonyl Group is added | aldehyde and keytone | 44 | |
| 1434644771 | _____ is formed when a Hydroxyl Group and a Carbonyl Group are added | sugar | 45 | |
| 1434644774 | _____ is formed when a Carboxyl Group is added | acid | 46 | |
| 1434644775 | ____ is formed when an Amino Group is added | amine | 47 | |
| 1434644776 | _____ is formed when a Phosphate Group is added | organic phosphate-found in ATP | 48 | |
| 1434644778 | _____ is formed when a Methyl Group is added | methylated compound | 49 | |
| 1434644780 | _____ made up of only glucose monosacchrides used for storage in plants | starch | 50 | |
| 1434644782 | most carbohydrates are hydrophilic or hydrophobic | hydrophilic | 51 | |
| 1434644784 | fats and lipids are hydrophilic or hydrophibic | hydrophobic | 52 | |
| 1434644786 | Denaturation | polypeptides unravel, losing their specific shape, and changes its function | 53 | |
| 1434644788 | Protean Primary Structure | linear sequence of amino acids | 54 | |
| 1434644789 | Protein Secondary Structure | alpha helix and beta pleated sheet formed by hydrogen bonds between atoms of the polypeptide backbone | 55 | |
| 1434644791 | Protein Tertiary Structure | three-dimensional shape formed by interactions between R groups | 56 | |
| 1434644793 | Protein Quaternary Structure | association of multiple peptides | 57 | |
| 1434644795 | Nucleic Acids | gene polymers | 58 | |
| 1434644796 | Glucose | C6H12O6 | 59 | |
| 1434644797 | Triose | 3 carbon sugar | 60 | |
| 1434644798 | Pentose | 5 carbon sugar | 61 | |
| 1434644799 | Hexose | 6 carbon sugar | 62 | |
| 1434644800 | Sucrose | Glucose+Fructose | 63 |
