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2-3 Carbon Compounds

chemistry of carbon

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List the four groups of organic compounds in living things carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, and proteins (called biomolcules)
Organic cmpound used by living things as main source of energy and for structure carbohydrates
Organic compound be used to store energy and are impt parts of membranes and waterproofing Lipids
What is a Monomer? the single part that join to form large organic compounds
What are polymers? Compounds formed by polymerization of single units to form large compounds
What is a monosacharide? A single sugar molecule such as glucose
What are polysaccharides Compounds of sugar formed into large compounds for storage and structure like glycogen,starch and cellulose(wood and paper)
What are the common categories of lipids? fats, oils and waxes
What are solid lipid molecules made of? (room temperature) Glycerol (alcohol) and saturated fatty acids
What are the liquid lipids like olive oil and corn oil made of? (room temperature) Glyerol and unsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids
What is the difference between saturated, unsaturated and polyunsaturated in a fatty acid? saturated-all bonds filled, unsaturated-at least one C-C bond double, poly->1 C-C double
What are nucleic acids? Polymers made from monomers known as nucleotides with O. N, C, P
What are the parts of a nucleotides? A 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group and a nitrogenous base
What is the function of nucleic acids? To store and transmit hereditary or genetic information
What are the two types of nucleic acids? ribonucleic acid (RNA)and deoxyribonnucleic acid (DNA)
What are proteins made of? amino acids
What are the elements in proteins? C, H, O, and N
Amino acids have a _______ on one end and a _____ on the other and these bond to the next molecule carboxyl acid and amino group
How many different amino acids are found in nature? About 20
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