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What is Microbiology?

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The study of organisms too small to be seen by the unaided eye (can see object 1 nm in Diameter,cannot perceive less than 0.1in Diameter)

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Bacteriology?

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study of Bacteria & Archaea

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Mycology?

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study of Fungi,yeast,molds,macro fungi

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Phycology?

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Study of Algae

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Protozoology?

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Study of Protozoa

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Virology?

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Study of Viruses, viroids, Prions

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Antony Van Leeuwenhoek(1684)(Dutch)

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-Amateur lens maker -made simple microscopes -discovered bacteria,yeast,algae and protozoa(“animacules”) -advancements from Robert hooke)

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Fredinand Cohn(1876)(German)

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-Father of bacteriology -accurate observations of bacteria -dis. endospores -proved monomorphism of microbes

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Louis Pasteur (french)(mid-late,1800’s)

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-saved the french beer industry(developed mechanism of fermentation) -chemist(studied optical activity) -Anthrax, rabies vaccine(tried on kid) -Transformation of organic matter due to microbes -discovered anaerobic life -crushed the theory of spontaneous generation(swan necked flask experiment) -early development of germ theory

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Pasteur’s Swan necked flask experiment

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1- nonsterile liquid poured into flask(neck of flask drawn out in flame, & liquid sterilized by extensive heating) 2-liquid cooled slowly(flask upright position where dust and microorganisms trapped in bend-open end-liquid remains sterile indefinitely 3-Flasked tipped so microorganism-laden dust contacts sterile liquid (liquid putrefies(contamination))

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Robert Koch(physician) (German)(late 1800’s)

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-proved causation of anthrax -demonstrated biological specificity of disease agents -experimental application of Henle’s principles of infection(“koch’s Postulates”)

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Koch’s Postulates

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  1. The suspected pathogen must be present in all cases of the disease and absent from healthy animals. 2. The suspected pathogen must be grown in pure culture. 3. Cells from a pure culture of the suspected pathogen must cause disease in a healthy animal. 4. The suspected pathogen must be reisolated and shown to be the same as the original.
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Development of Pure Culture Methods

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-Koch first used solid nutrients as potato slice (not everything can grow on)(overgrown molds) -Later used gelatin(drawback was only solid at certain temp.) -finally, agar( from seaweed) which remain with us to this day. (koch got from hesse)

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Golden age of Medical Microbiology

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-rise -(1876-1900) -Beijerinck & Winogradski

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Sergei Winogradsky (Russin)(late 1800-early 1900)

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Chemolithotrophy and Chemoautrophy, nitrogen fixation (described the cycles), sulfur bacteria (autotrophic bac.)

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Martinus Beijerinck (Dutch)(late 1800-early 1900)

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Enrichment culture technique, discovery of many metabolic groups of bacteria, concept of virus(smaller than bac.)

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Growth of microbiology in 20th century

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-characterizing agents of infectious disease -study of immunity and relation to disease -search of chemotheraputic agents -chemical activities of microorganisms -Contributed significantly to the rise of biochem.

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1941- Beadle & Tatum

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Biochemical mutants of the fungus (Neurospora)

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1943- Delbruck & Luria

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Mutations in bacteria( inheritance characteristics)

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1944- Avery, Mcleod, & McCarty

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Bacterial transformation, DNA is hereditary material

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Six characteristics of Living Cells(cell based systems)

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  1. Metabolism 2.Reproduction 3.Differentiation 4.Communication 5.Movement 6. Evolution
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1.Metabolism

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uptake of chemicals from the environment, their transformation within the cell and elimination of wastes into the environment. The cell is thus an open system.

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  1. Reproduction(growth)
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chemicals from the environment are turned into new cells under the direction of preexisting cells.(mother cell to daughter cells)

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  1. Differentiation
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Formation of a new cell structure such as a spore usually as part of a cellular life cycle.(life boats-no increase in population - survival mechanism)

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4. Communication
Cells communicate or interact primarily by means of chemicals that are released or taken up. (quorum sensing and biofilms)
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5. Movement
living organisms are often capable of self-propulsion. (optional) (flagellum)
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6. Evolution
cells evolve to display new biological properties.(descent through modification)
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Classification of Living Organisms
Taxonomy (systematics)-the art of biological classification -which is made up of Classification, Nomenclature, Identification
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Classification types
-Artificial(great for id) vs Natural (phylogenetic) classifications -Phenotypic – based on observable characteristics(artificial) -Genotypic – based on nucleic acid sequence data(natural) -Polyphasic – uses both phenotypic and genotypic data (accurate description used today)
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Classification
Domain,Kingdom,phylum,class,order,family,genus,species (dear king Philip came over for green spaghetti)
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Carl Linnaean
gave us first binomial system (genus name + Specific epithet) -two kingdoms-1. plant(algae & Fungi) and Animal(infusoria)
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Haekel(1866)
three kingdom system- plants, animals, protist
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Whittaker (1969)
5 Kingdom System- Eukaryotic- 1.Multicelluar- plants, fungi, animal 2.Unicellular-protist Prokaryotic- 1. Unicellular- Monera
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Woess(1977)
Prokaryotes- 1.bacteria 2. archaea Eukaryotes- 1.Eukarya (choose rRNA as an evolutionary chronometer)
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Conditions on Early Earth
-No significant O2 -Water, methane, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, ammonia, trace carbon monoxide and hydrogen cyanide -Much hotter
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Early life-forms
-Heat-tolerant -Resemble Hyperthermophilic prokaryotes -anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria-then origin of cyanobacteria(02 waste product)-modern eukaryotes
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LUCA( population of cells)
Last Universal Common Ancestor(all cells have descended from a common ancestral cell)
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dominant structure 3 billion yrs ago?(ancient rocks)
Stromatolites- cynobacteria grow onto sand and make a layer cake structure( in high saline)
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Prebiotic Accumluation of Organic Materials
-Polymerization of macromolecules -Exposed surfaces as supports 1.Clays 2.Pyrites 3.Basaltic glasses -Stable, dry environment -Synthesis, accumulation, film formation -Primitive, self-replicating structures
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Primative OrganismsMolecular Coding & Energy Generation
-Predict certain requirements -Obtain energy -Make copies (self-replicating) -Certain RNAs are catalytic (ribozymes) (didn't need enzymes) -RNA life -Catalytic functions (ribozymes) -Genetic coding( unstable and easily mutated) -The “RNA World”
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The Modern Cell
-Origin of DNA genetic coding molecule 1.Saved energy 2.Higher replication fidelity 3.More compatible with increasing complexity
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Change from RNA to DNA?
Less precise RNA life-forms eliminated
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Central dogma
DNA to RNA to Protein
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Metabolism in primitive cells
-Required energy, anoxic environment 1.Chemoorganotrophs, chemolithotrophs, anoxygenic phototrophs 2.Ferrous iron redox reactions -Carbon assimilation 1.Organic prebiotic carbon 2.CO2 3. autotrophy -Oxygenic photosynthesis (cyanobacteria) 1.Oxidative metabolism 2.Ozone shield
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The theory of Endosymbiosis
explains the origin of chloroplasts and mitochondria and their double membranes. 1.There are two prokaryotic cells 2.One cell "engulfs" the other cell 3. A double membrane the other cell can be found inside
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Evolutionary Chronometers
serves as measures of evolutionary change. (ex: amino acid sequence of HOMOLOGOUS molecules) (# of sequence differences is proportional to the # of mutations fixed in the DNA)
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Ribosomal RNA(evo. chronometer)
-ancient molecules -functionally constant -universally distributed -phylogenetically conserved -degree of similarity
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rRNA
Carl Woes -small subunit sequencing= 16s(1500bp) or 182s
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Generating Phylogenetic Trees (rRNA)
Methods: 1.Distance-bp mutations(evolutionary distance) 2.Parsimony-minimum amount of sequence change occurred for divergence
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Light Microscopy
-Total magnification = objective x ocular ~ 1500x is upper limit -Resolution: depends of wavelength of light and numerical aperture (NA)(lower the light the higher res.) -Oil-immersion lenses -Staining: increases contrast
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Compound light microscope
bright field,phase-contrast,dark field,fluorescence(2-D) differential interference contrast and confocal scanning laser (3-D)
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Phase Contrast
-improves contrast between cells and medium -relies on differences in refractive index -useful for viewing living samples
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Darkfield
-light reaches specimens from the side -specimen scatters light -high resolution possible, motility observation
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Fluorescence
-specimen either natural or treated(DAPI-4,6 diamidino-2-pheylindole0 -tagged antibodies -tagged nucleic acid probes
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Differential interference contrast
-Two beams of polarized light(single plane) -Intensifies subtle differences in cell structure -Creates a pseudo- 3-D effect -useful for living cells
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Atomic Force
-stylus scans surface of specimen -weak atomic repulsive forces recorded -high resolution with living, hydrated specimens
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Confocal Scanning Laser
-computerized microscope with a laser light source -records one thin plane of the specimen in one scan -software combines scans into 3-D image -often used with fluorescent dyes -microbial ecology, cell bio
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Electron Microscopy
-use of electrons instead of visible light(the shorter wavelength gives better resolution) (black and white) -TEM(Transmission electron microscope) -SEM(scanning electron microscope)
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TEM(transmission electron microscope
-internal structure of cells -thin sections required -high magnifications, high resolution
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SEM(scanning electron microscopy)
-external features -intact cells -coated with heavy metal
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Prokaryotes
-~3.5 billion years ago -Prokaryotic unicells alone for ~1 billion years -a persisting "age of bacteria" -dominant creatures on earth (biochem diversity,range of habitats,resistance to extinction,biomass)
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Phenotypic properities(prokaryotes)
-Ferdinand Cohen -Phenotypic Characteristics 1.morphology 2.Metabolism -Phenotypic classifications 1.artificial classifications(linnaean binomials)
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asexual species
a group whose divergence(genetic variation) is constrained and occasionally rest to zero by intermittent bouts of natural selection
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biological species concept
a species as members of populations that actually or potentially interbreed in nature, not according to similarity of appearance. Although appearance is helpful in identifying species, it does not define species.
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ecotype
species that uses the same resources(ex.glucose)
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what are bacterial species?
(Fredrick Cohan, Weslyian U) -Bacterial taxa called “ecotypes” have the dynamic properties of eukaryotic species -Each currently named bacterial “species” is actually composed of many ecotypes -A currently named prokaryotic species is more like genus than a species
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Quorum Sensing
the regulation of gene expression in response to fluctuations in cell-population density
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Quorum Sensing(Autoinducers)
-Chemical signal molecules that increase in concentration as a function of cell density 1.Gram positives-secreted oligo-peptides 2.Gram negative-acylated homoserine lactones
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Quorum Sensing(diverse physiological activités it regulates)
-symbiosis -virulence -competence -conjugation -antibiotic production -motility -sporulation -biofilm production
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biofilms
a highly differentiated matrix-enclosed community whose cells express a phenotype profoundly different from planktonic cells (biological unique,superorganism,functional multicellular)
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origins of cells and multicellular communities
-Surfaces are sites for absorbed nutrients and cells to interact -Biofilms are an ancient development -Dominance in both Bacteria and Archaea suggest early, independent development -Found in most ancient bacterial, archaeal lineages -Dominant form of prokaryotic life
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Characteristics of biofilm communities
1.Highly structured -Position and spatial relationships predetermined -Coordinated developmental cycle -Signal molecules/positioning mechanisms 2.Self-assembly -Biofilms form wherever, whenever nutrient events occur -Phenotypic plasticity of bacterial genomes -Ubiquity of bacterial genomes
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biofilm formation
Made of EPS(extracellular polymeric substance) -provides structural support(controls structure) -produced by bacteria in the film -genetically controlled & by quorum sensing
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Four stages of biofilm formation
1. reversible attachement 2. Irreversible attachement 3.maturation 4.detachment
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low flow conditions(biofilms)
no directionality to microcolonies(easy to pick apart)
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high flow unidirectional flow(biofilms)
-filamentous streamers -filamentous mats(water flow)
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Biofilm disadvantages
-overcrowding -limited access to nutrients -starvation
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Microbial ecology
how microbial communities interact with each other and their environment
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microbial ecology organization levels
-populations -guilds -communities -ecosystems
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guilds
metabolically similar microbial populations that exploit the same resources in a similar way
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niche
the habitat that is shared by a guild and that supplies the nutrients and conditions the cells require for growth.
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Microenviroments
-very spatially small -physical/chemical conditions can change rapidly
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soil aggregate
-comes from polysaccharides from fungi that glue together mircocolonies with different metabolic needs
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nutrient levels and growth rates
-nutrients are in short supply -nutrient distribution not uniform -competition with other organism -periods of optimal growth are rare
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symbiosis
cooperation with complementary metabolism
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Fluorescent Stainning
- Acrindine Orange - DAPI
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Genetic Stains
Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) phylogenetic probes - species specific signature sequences - highly specific - simple to perform - mulitple probing of single sample
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FISH Chromosomal Painting
- Identify specific genes - locate, count specific metabolic population
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In Situ Reverse Transcriptase FISH
- locate specific genes - detects expression specific genes
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PCR & Microbial Community Analysis
1. Terminal Restriction Length Polymorphism 2. Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis
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Microbial Activity Measurements
1. Radioisopes - high sensitivity - turnover rates - fate of substrate - killed cell control 2. Microelectrodes - 2-100 micro in diameter - micromanipulator - microbial mats - multiple electrodes
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covalent bonds
from strong bonds in which electrons are shared more or less equally between atoms
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monomers
small molecules that in turn bond with each other to from larger molecules called polymers
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macromolecules
covalently bonded polymers in living things
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hydrocarbons
carbon and hydrogen make stable compounds that are nonpolar, do no form hydrogen bonds and are generally insoluble in water
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covalent bonding(double or triple bonds)
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hydrogen bonds
form as the result of weak electrostatic interactions between hydrogen atoms and more electronegative atoms(oxygen or nitrogen)
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alcohol
the -OH is called hyroxyl group
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aldehyde
carbonyl group(c=o)
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ketone
carbonyl group (c=o)
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carboxylic acid
The-COOH is called a carboxyl group.
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esters
formed by combining an acid and an alcohol
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Amines
in water combine with an H+ ion to become positively charged
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amides
are formed by combining an acid and an amine. Unlike amines, amides are uncharged in water.
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phosphates
H3PO4

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