Chapter 2 Part 3 Flashcards

(20 cards)

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Isomers

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Organic compounds with the same molecular structure but different structures

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2
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Monomers

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The individuals subunit In a polymer

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3
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Polymer

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Macromolecule made of many monomers

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4
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Dehydration reaction

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Chemical process in which 2 molecules become covalently bonded with the removal of a water molecule

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5
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Hydrolysis reaction

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Chemical process in which polymers are broken down by the chemical addition of water molecules to the bonds linking monomers

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6
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C. H. O. Isomers

6. 12. 6

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Glucose galactose and fructose

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7
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Disaccharide

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2 monosaccharides bonded together

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8
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Polysaccharide

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Many monosaccharides bonded together

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9
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Starch

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Storage polysaccharide composed of glucose found in plants

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Glycogen

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Storage polysaccharide made of glucose found in animals

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Cellulose

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Polysaccharide made of glucose that forms the cell wall of plant cells and gives plants structural support

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12
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Chitin

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Polysaccharide used by insects and crustaceans to build an exoskeleton

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13
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Triglyceride

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Lipid made of 3 fatty acids bonded to glycerol

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14
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Fatty acid

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Chain of carbon atoms bonded to h atoms with a carboxyl group cap at 1 end

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15
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Saturated fatty acids

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Fatty acids with the maximum # of h atoms due to carbon carbon bonds being single bonds

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16
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Unsaturated fatty acids

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Fatty acid with fewer than the maximum number of h atoms due to at least 1 carbon carbon double bond

17
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Phospholipid

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Lipid made of glycerol 2 fatty acids and phosphate group

18
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Steroid

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Lipid that has a cargo skeleton containing 4 fused rings

19
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Cholesterol

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Important steroid which plays a role in the stability of animal cell membranes and is used to make steroid hormones

20
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Organic compounds

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Carbon based molecules