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Unit 13
Organic Chem Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Saturated Fat | a fat that is solid at room temperature and has every carbon attached to as many hydrogens as they can bond too is known as ? |
| Active site | the location where milk sugar attaches to its enzyme is called ? |
| CHONPS | what are the main elements that organic compounds share in common? |
| "ase" | enzymes can be easily recognized because they commonly end in what three letters? |
| nucliotide | each molecule of DNA and RNA are made of a three part building block of phosphate, sugar and an amino acid base is collectively called ? |
| organic | if it is "carbon based" and was/is alive, it is known as being ? |
| monosaccharide | a simple sugar with only 1 carbohydrate ring |
| triglyceride | a molecule that has three long chains of fatty acids and a glycerol "backbone" is known as? |
| "ose" | most all sugars can be identified easily because they mainly end in what three letters? |
| hydrolysis | using water to break apart compounds is known as ? |
| Protein | the group of macro molecules that makes muscle or enzymes is known as ? |
| Enzyme | a type of protein that is used to start a chemical reaction is known as ? |
| hydrocarbon | compounds that are composed of hydrogen and carbon in chains or rings is known as? |
| Deoxyribose nucleic acid | DNA, it's whole name is ? |
| C6H12O6 1:2:1 | what is the ratio that all sugars come in? |
| macromolecule | small molecules added together to make large molecules is re-named ? |
| Lipids | What macro molecule has long hydrocarbon chains? |
| glycerol and fatty acids | what are the two parts of a trigliceride |
| phospholipid | what is the name of the type of fat that surrounds ALL cells and organelles |
| nucleic acids | genetic materials such as DNA and RNA are all in what group of organic macromolecules |
| denature | a protein when heated or in a pH change will be ruined. what is this called? |
| (-COOH) carboxyl group | the funtional group on proteins and lipids that contains carbon is called the ? |
| disaccharide | two carbohydrate rings hooked together is known as a ? |
| cellulose | The sugar in plants that is not digestible for humans |
| cuticle | the outer waxy layer on leaves used to protect the leaf from water loss |
| Glucose | Animals use this sugar in making energy in their bodies. |
| polysaccharide | many carbohydrate rings hooked together into a long chain |
| Draw a lewis dot diagram of the molecule CH4 | |
| unsaturated fats | a fat that has double bonds and is generally liquid at room temperature is known as ? |
| steroids | in the lipid family, the compounds that determine gender traits are known as___ |
| inhibitor | a substance that slows a chemical reaction is called ? |
| dehydration synthesis | to attach two compounds together water will leave the reaction in order to bind the two molecules, this is called? |
| ATP | the energy molecule of living things is known as -__ |
| amino acids | proteins are made up of long chains of ______ |
| petrochemicals | chemicals in oil production and refinement |
| lipids | a type of macromolecule that is the fatty and waxy group |
| amine group | found in proteins as a "functional group" and contains nitrogen |
| substrait | lactose when digested is known as the ________ where the digestion process starts to break it down milk sugars |
| Unsaturated | A hydrocarbon or a lipid that is not filled with hydrogen and has DOUBLE BONDS instead of single bonds would indicate that the molecule is ______. |
| They form COVALENT BONDS (remember they have 4 spots to do this and will bond with almost anything.) | Why are carbon atoms able to make many shapes and molecules so easily? |
| Proteins | Amino acids make up what molecule? |
| What is the oxidation number for C (Carbon)? | |
| catalysts | enzymes, like in digestion in your stomach, speed up reactions and are called |
| Balance this chemical Equation P + O2 --> P2O5 | |
| What type of bond would form between K + Br ? | |
| What type of bond would form between N + S ? | |
| carbohydrates | Sugars are named |