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2.3 Carbon
Carbon Based Molecules
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This forms covalent bonds with up to 4 other atoms, including other atoms | Carbon |
| Carbon | Based molecules have how many types of structures |
| Three types of structures | Straight Chain, Branched Chain, and Ring |
| Carbs | Sugar and Starch |
| Lipids | Fat, Oil, Grease, Cholesterol |
| Protein | Meat |
| Nucleic Acid | DNA |
| These have several different fuctions | Lipids |
| Broken down as a source of energy, make up cell membranes, and used to make hormones are all functions of this | Lipids |
| These have different types of fatty acids | Fats and Oils |
| Two types of fatty acids | Saturated and Unsaturated |
| Phospholipids | Make up all Cell membranes |
| These are polymers of amino acid monomers | Proteins |
| How many different amino acids are used to build proteins in organisms? | 20 |
| Amino acids differ in | side groups |
| These are linked y peptide bonds | Amino Acids |
| Proteins differ in the number and order of amino acids | the number and order of amino acids |