Chapter 3 Campbell Biology vocabulary and questions
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| 887519226 | Organic Compounds | carbon based molecules | 0 | |
| 887519228 | Hydrocarbons | compounds composed of only hydrogen and carbon | 1 | |
| 887519231 | Carbon Skeleton | the chain of carbon molecules in a molecule | 2 | |
| 887519233 | Isomers | element with different # of neutrons | 3 | |
| 887519235 | Functional Groups | a group of atoms responsible for the characteristic reactions of a particular compound | 4 | |
| 887519236 | Hydrophilic | water loving (soluble in water) | 5 | |
| 887519238 | Hydroxyl Group | -OH | 6 | |
| 887519239 | Carbonyl Group | >C=O | 7 | |
| 887519241 | Carboxyl Group | -COOH | 8 | |
| 887519243 | Amino Group | -NH2 | 9 | |
| 887519244 | Phosphate Group | -OPO3^-2 | 10 | |
| 887519246 | Methyl Group | -CH3 | 11 | |
| 887519248 | Macromolecules | carbohydrates, proteins, and nucleic acids | 12 | |
| 887519249 | Polymers | a large molecule consisting of many identical chains linked together | 13 | |
| 887519250 | Monomers | one of the repeating parts of a polymer | 14 | |
| 887519251 | Dehydration Reaction | a reaction that removes | 15 | |
| 887519253 | Hydrolysis | a molecule of waterreaction with the breaking of bonds with water | 16 | |
| 887519255 | Enzymes | specialized macromolecules that speed up chemical reactions in cells | 17 | |
| 887519257 | Carbohydrate | a class of molecules ranging from the small sugar molecules dissolved in soft drinks to large polysaccharides like starches | 18 | |
| 887519259 | Monosaccharides | a carbohydrate monomer | 19 | |
| 887519260 | Disaccharide | two monosaccharides linked together | 20 | |
| 887519262 | Starch | a storage polysaccharide in plants | 21 | |
| 887519263 | Glycogen | animal storage of glucose | 22 | |
| 887519265 | Cellulose | polymer of glucose, able to form microfibrils in plants | 23 | |
| 887519267 | Chitin | structural polysaccharide used by insects to build exoskeleton | 24 | |
| 887519269 | Hydrophobic | water fearing | 25 | |
| 887519270 | Fat | large lipid made from two kinds of smaller molecules: glycerol and fatty acids | 26 | |
| 887519272 | Unsaturated Fatty Acid | fatty acid containing one or more double bonds | 27 | |
| 887519273 | Saturated Fatty Acid | fatty acid containing only single bonds | 28 | |
| 887519274 | Trans Fats | a form of fat that recent research associates with health risks | 29 | |
| 887519275 | Phospholypids | contain a phosphate group and attach to 2 fatty acids rather than three | 30 | |
| 887519276 | Steroids | lipids containing 4 fused rings | 31 | |
| 887519277 | Cholesterol | component in cell membranes | 32 | |
| 887519279 | Anabolic Steroids | synthetic variants of the male testosterone | 33 | |
| 887519280 | Protein | a polymer made of 20 amino acids | 34 | |
| 887519282 | Amino Acids | amino group w/ carboxyl group | 35 | |
| 887519283 | Peptide Bond | covalent linkage between peptides to form a poly peptide | 36 | |
| 887519285 | Polypeptide | a polymer made of peptides | 37 | |
| 887519287 | DNA | genetic inheritance polymer | 38 | |
| 887519288 | Gene | amino acid sequence program of inheritance | 39 | |
| 887519290 | RNA | translates sequence of programming into proteins | 40 | |
| 887519291 | double Helix | to polynucleotides wrap around eachother | 41 | |
| 887519292 | _____ is formed when a Hydroxyl Group is added | alcohol | 42 | |
| 887519294 | _____ is formed when a Carbonyl Group is added | aldehyde and keytone | 43 | |
| 887519295 | _____ is formed when a Hydroxyl Group and a Carbonyl Group are added | sugar | 44 | |
| 887519297 | _____ is formed when a Carboxyl Group is added | acid | 45 | |
| 887519299 | ____ is formed when an Amino Group is added | amine | 46 | |
| 887519300 | _____ is formed when a Phosphate Group is added | organic phosphate-found in ATP | 47 | |
| 887519302 | _____ is formed when a Methyl Group is added | methylated compound | 48 | |
| 887519304 | _____ made up of only glucose monosacchrides used for storage in plants | starch | 49 | |
| 887519305 | most carbohydrates are hydrophilic or hydrophobic | hydrophilic | 50 | |
| 887519307 | fats and lipids are hydrophilic or hydrophibic | hydrophobic | 51 | |
| 887519309 | Denaturation | polypeptides unravel, losing their specific shape, and changes its function | 52 | |
| 887519311 | Protean Primary Structure | linear sequence of amino acids | 53 | |
| 887519312 | Protein Secondary Structure | alpha helix and beta pleated sheet formed by hydrogen bonds between atoms of the polypeptide backbone | 54 | |
| 887519314 | Protein Tertiary Structure | three-dimensional shape formed by interactions between R groups | 55 | |
| 887519315 | Protein Quaternary Structure | association of multiple peptides | 56 | |
| 887519317 | Nucleic Acids | gene polymers | 57 | |
| 887519319 | Glucose | C6H12O6 | 58 | |
| 887519321 | Triose | 3 carbon sugar | 59 | |
| 887519322 | Pentose | 5 carbon sugar | 60 | |
| 887519324 | Hexose | 6 carbon sugar | 61 | |
| 887519326 | Sucrose | Glucose+Fructose | 62 |
