Quiz #2

Question 1

What is a organic molecule

Answer 1

any covalently bonded carbon based structure (if it has a C and another atoms and they share a bond they are organic)

Question 2

Hydroxyl group

Answer 2

• O - H hydrogen bonded to oxygen

Question 3

Carbonyl group

Answer 3

O
||
C
/ \ carbon linked by a double to oxygen

Question 4

Carboxyl group

Answer 4

O
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R-C-OH carbon double bonded to oxygen and also double bonded to hydroxyl

Question 5

Amino group

Answer 5

R - N / H
\ H nitrogen bonded to two hydrogens

Question 6

Phosphate group

Answer 6

O
|
- O - P - O
| phosphorus bonded
to 4 oxygen atoms
O

Question 7

what is the importance of functional groups in organic molecules

Answer 7

they determine the raction of a chemical molecule

Question 8

what is the relationship between monomers and polymers

Answer 8

monomers work together to make polymers

Question 9

how are large molecules made by dehydration synthesis

Answer 9

join monomers to form polymers

Question 10

how are larger molecules broken apart by dehydration synthesis

Answer 10

by adding water the polymers turn back into monomers