Chapter 2 Part 3 Flashcards
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Isomers
Organic compounds with the same molecular structure but different structures
Monomers
The individuals subunit In a polymer
Polymer
Macromolecule made of many monomers
Dehydration reaction
Chemical process in which 2 molecules become covalently bonded with the removal of a water molecule
Hydrolysis reaction
Chemical process in which polymers are broken down by the chemical addition of water molecules to the bonds linking monomers
C. H. O. Isomers
6. 12. 6
Glucose galactose and fructose
Disaccharide
2 monosaccharides bonded together
Polysaccharide
Many monosaccharides bonded together
Starch
Storage polysaccharide composed of glucose found in plants
Glycogen
Storage polysaccharide made of glucose found in animals
Cellulose
Polysaccharide made of glucose that forms the cell wall of plant cells and gives plants structural support
Chitin
Polysaccharide used by insects and crustaceans to build an exoskeleton
Triglyceride
Lipid made of 3 fatty acids bonded to glycerol
Fatty acid
Chain of carbon atoms bonded to h atoms with a carboxyl group cap at 1 end
Saturated fatty acids
Fatty acids with the maximum # of h atoms due to carbon carbon bonds being single bonds
Unsaturated fatty acids
Fatty acid with fewer than the maximum number of h atoms due to at least 1 carbon carbon double bond
Phospholipid
Lipid made of glycerol 2 fatty acids and phosphate group
Steroid
Lipid that has a cargo skeleton containing 4 fused rings
Cholesterol
Important steroid which plays a role in the stability of animal cell membranes and is used to make steroid hormones
Organic compounds
Carbon based molecules