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-Organic-Molecules-
Question | Answer |
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What do cells contain? | Many organic molecules. |
Are organic molecules essential to life? | Yes. |
How are many of the organic molecules acquired? | Through the food we eat. |
Are carbohydrates a type of organic molecule? | Yes. |
Are proteins a type of organic molecule? | Yes. |
Are fats a type of organic molecule? | Yes. |
What are mono-saccharides? | Single sugars that react with a mixture called Benedict's reagent or Benedict's solution. |
What do proteins react with? | Biuret reagent. |
Sudan IV is a dye that will: | Dissolve in fats. |
Sudan IV: | Will not dissolve in carbohydrates or proteins. |
What color will Sudan IV change fat to? | Red. |
Organic molecules are: | Normally found in or produced by living systems. |
What are the chemicals of life? | Organic molecules. |
Organic molecules consist of: | Carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleic acids. |
Mono-saccharides are: | Simple sugars, one molecule. |
Di-saccharides are: | Double sugars, two molecules. |
Polysaccharides are: | Polymers composed of several sugars, and can be same monomer (many of same mono-saccharides) or mixture of monomers. |
Proteins are: | Polymers composed of monomers called amino acids. |
Lipids: | Are molecules that are hydrophobic. |
What are waxes? | Esters of alcohol which are insoluble in water and difficult to break down. |
Nucleic acids: | are polymers made up of nucleotide monomers. |
Hydrogen bonds: | Form between specific bases of two nucleic acid chains, forming a stable, double-stranded DNA molecule. |
What is ATP? | The energy transfer molecule. |
What is the full name for ATP? | Adenosine 5'-triphosphate. |
Do organic molecules have a carbon back-bone? | Yes. |