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1688776213Organic Compoundscarbon based molecules0
1688776214Hydrocarbonscompounds composed of only hydrogen and carbon1
1688776215Carbon Skeletonthe chain of carbon molecules in a molecule2
1688776216Isomerselement with different # of neutrons3
1688776217Functional Groupsa group of atoms responsible for the characteristic reactions of a particular compound4
1688776218Hydrophilicwater loving (soluble in water)5
1688776219Hydroxyl Group-OH6
1688776220Carbonyl Group>C=O7
1688776221Carboxyl Group-COOH8
1688776222Amino Group-NH29
1688776223Phosphate Group-OPO3^-210
1688776224Methyl Group-CH311
1688776225Macromoleculescarbohydrates, proteins, and nucleic acids12
1688776226Polymersa large molecule consisting of many identical chains linked together13
1688776227Monomersone of the repeating parts of a polymer14
1688776228Dehydration Reactiona reaction that removes15
1688776229Hydrolysisa molecule of waterreaction with the breaking of bonds with water16
1688776230Enzymesspecialized macromolecules that speed up chemical reactions in cells17
1688776231Carbohydratea class of molecules ranging from the small sugar molecules dissolved in soft drinks to large polysaccharides like starches18
1688776232Monosaccharidesa carbohydrate monomer19
1688776233Disaccharidetwo monosaccharides linked together20
1688776234Starcha storage polysaccharide in plants21
1688776235Glycogenanimal storage of glucose22
1688776236Cellulosepolymer of glucose, able to form microfibrils in plants23
1688776237Chitinstructural polysaccharide used by insects to build exoskeleton24
1688776238Hydrophobicwater fearing25
1688776239Fatlarge lipid made from two kinds of smaller molecules: glycerol and fatty acids26
1688776240Unsaturated Fatty Acidfatty acid containing one or more double bonds27
1688776241Saturated Fatty Acidfatty acid containing only single bonds28
1688776242Trans Fatsa form of fat that recent research associates with health risks29
1688776243Phospholypidscontain a phosphate group and attach to 2 fatty acids rather than three30
1688776244Steroidslipids containing 4 fused rings31
1688776245Cholesterolcomponent in cell membranes32
1688776246Anabolic Steroidssynthetic variants of the male testosterone33
1688776247Proteina polymer made of 20 amino acids34
1688776248Amino Acidsamino group w/ carboxyl group35
1688776249Peptide Bondcovalent linkage between peptides to form a poly peptide36
1688776250Polypeptidea polymer made of peptides37
1688776251DNAgenetic inheritance polymer38
1688776252Geneamino acid sequence program of inheritance39
1688776253RNAtranslates sequence of programming into proteins40
1688776254double Helixto polynucleotides wrap around eachother41
1688776255_____ is formed when a Hydroxyl Group is addedalcohol42
1688776256_____ is formed when a Carbonyl Group is addedaldehyde and keytone43
1688776257_____ is formed when a Hydroxyl Group and a Carbonyl Group are addedsugar44
1688776258_____ is formed when a Carboxyl Group is addedacid45
1688776259____ is formed when an Amino Group is addedamine46
1688776260_____ is formed when a Phosphate Group is addedorganic phosphate-found in ATP47
1688776261_____ is formed when a Methyl Group is addedmethylated compound48
1688776262_____ made up of only glucose monosacchrides used for storage in plantsstarch49
1688776263most carbohydrates are hydrophilic or hydrophobichydrophilic50
1688776264fats and lipids are hydrophilic or hydrophibichydrophobic51
1688776265Denaturationpolypeptides unravel, losing their specific shape, and changes its function52
1688776266Protean Primary Structurelinear sequence of amino acids53
1688776267Protein Secondary Structurealpha helix and beta pleated sheet formed by hydrogen bonds between atoms of the polypeptide backbone54
1688776268Protein Tertiary Structurethree-dimensional shape formed by interactions between R groups55
1688776269Protein Quaternary Structureassociation of multiple peptides56
1688776270Nucleic Acidsgene polymers57
1688776271GlucoseC6H12O658
1688776272Triose3 carbon sugar59
1688776273Pentose5 carbon sugar60
1688776274Hexose6 carbon sugar61
1688776275SucroseGlucose+Fructose62
1688781728Polar MoleculeA molecule in which one side of the molecule is slightly negative and the opposite side is slightly positive.63

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