Test 3 Flashcards
(36 cards)
Carboxyl
c bonded to O, double bonded to OH
Hydroxyl
C bonded to OH
Phosphate Group
C bonded to PO4
Carbonyl
C bonded to H and double bonded to O
Hydro Carbon
Just hydrogen and carbon bonded to each other
Amino Group
C bonded to NH2
Tetra valence
Carbon has 4 available bonds/ valence electrons think HONK 1234
Organic
A molecule that has carbon
Organic Compounds
Carbon bonded to other elements
Isomars
Same molecular formula, different shapes: different chemical properties and functions
Antiomar
The mirror images (isomars)
Functional Groups
Substitute other elements for hydrogen onto a carbon skeleton
Carbohydrates
Formed from small sugars
Monosaccharides
Simple sugars, monomers for carbs
Disacharides
Cells from two monosaccharide monomers by a dehydration reaction
Polysaccharides
Thousands of monosaccharides linked together by dehydration reactions
Starch
Function: Storage polysaccharides
-Stores gloucose for plants to withdraw energy/building materials
Glycogen
Function: Storage
-Stores starch for animals
Chitin
Function: Structure
-For insects and fungi
Cellulose
Function: structure
-for plant cell walls
Polymers
joins monomers together by taking H20 out, a complete sugar chain
Monomers
The building blocks of polymers, a single sugar
Diamer
2 Monomers
triamer
3 monomers