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Study Guide info for Organic Molecules test

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hydrocarbon   a long chain of carbon atoms that are linked together with hydrogen bonded to it.  
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2 examples of hydrocarbons   coal, gasoline  
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what is the monomer of carbohydrates?   sugars  
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what elements make up carbohydrates?   carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen  
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what is the monomer of a protein   amino acids  
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what elements make up proteins?   carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and some sulfur  
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what is the monomer of lipids?   fatty acid  
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what elements make up lipids?   carbon, hydrogen, oxygen  
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what are the monomers of nucleic acid?   nucleotide  
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what process joins monomers?   dehydration synthesis  
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why does the body need to do dehydration synthesis?   to link together monomers  
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what process breaks down polymers?   hydrolysis  
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why does the body need to do hydrolysis?   to break down the proteins, lipids, carbohydrates that you eat into monomers  
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monosaccharide   1 simple sugar  
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what elements make up monosaccharides?   carbon, hydrogen, oxygen  
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what are monosaccharides used for?   main fuel that cells use for cellular work. immediate energy  
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disaccharide   double sugar  
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what are disaccharides used for?   transport  
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polysaccharide   many sugars  
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what are the three polysaccharides?   starch, glycogen, cellulose  
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what do starches do?   energy storage in plants  
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what does glycogen do?   food storage in animals  
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what does cellulose do?   structural support in plants  
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organic molecule   made by living organisms and contain carbon. Carbon is often used as the BACKBONE of the molecule.  
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inorganic molecule   derived from nonliving things and don't contain carbon.  
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how many bonds will carbon make with other elements?   4  
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polymer   carbon compounds made up of many monomers  
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monomer   individual small unit molecules  
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what are the 4 classes of organic molecules?   carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acid  
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isomer   molecule with the same chemical formula, but different structural formula.  
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example of isomers   fructose and glucose  
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saturated fat   glycerol molecule. fatty acid tails that have a carbon-carbon as single bonds, and the chain is saturated with hydrogens  
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unsaturated fat   glycerol molecule. fatty avid tails that have one or more double bonds connecting the carbons in the chain.  
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what is an example of a saturated fat?   butter  
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why are saturated fats solid at room temperature?   because it can copy the shape of its neighbor causing layering  
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what is an example of an unsaturated fat?   corn oil  
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why are unsaturated fats liquid at room temperate?   because the double bonds fix the shape not allowing it to copy the shape of its neighboring chains  
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why do lipids have more energy per gram than carbohydrates?   because it contains more carbon-hydrogen and less hydroxyl  
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what are glycerides used for?   long term energy storage  
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what are phospholipids used for?   in cell membrane  
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what are waxes used for?   help conserve water in many plant leaves  
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how is the structure of a steroid different than a triglyceride?   a steroid is a ring of carbons and a triglyceride is a chain  
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what are steroids used for?   physical development from puberty on to old age and fertility cycles  
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how many types of amino acids are used in living things?   20  
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what is the role of fibrous proteins?   structural role, skin, bones  
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what are the 4 roles of globular proteins?   enzymes that do chemical reactions, transport oxygen to cells, antibodies, hormones to regulate body functions.  
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what are the 3 parts of a nucleotide?   5 carbon sugar ribose, phosphate, nitrogen- containing base  
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what is the role of singular nucleotides?   temporarily carry energy  
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what is the role of DNA?   stores hereditary information  
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what is the role of RNA?   assisting DNA in making a protein  
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what are foods that are rich in carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids?   carb- grains, potatoes pasta proteins- meats lipids- vegetable oils and fats  
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what is the chemical formula of a monosaccharide?   C6H12O6  
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what is the chemical formula of a disaccharide?   C12H22O11  
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how many water molecules must be removed if 5 monosaccharide monomers join?   4  
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what is the ratio of carbon hydrogen and oxygen in a monosaccharide?   1:2:1  
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organic chemistry   study of carbon compounds  
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macromolecules   study of large organic molecules  
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functional groups   groups of atoms that give properties to the carbon compounds to which they attach  
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what kind of energy do carbohydrates give animals?   immediate  
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do mono and di saccharides dissolve readily in water?   yes  
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what is the most abundant organic compound on earth?   cellulose  
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what is cellulose known as in food?   dietary fiber  
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alpha structure   sugar molecules identically linked to each other to make coiled chains  
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beta structure   sugar molecules are alternate to each other making straight chains  
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what is an example of an alpha structure?   plant and animal starches  
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why is cellulose water insoluble?   because they are straight chain molecules with hydrogen bonding to each other also making it nondigestible  
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what polysaccharide contains nitrogen?   CHITIN  
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what is carb and proteins cal/gram   4  
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what is lipids cal/gram   9  
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what are glycerides used for?   long term energy storage and insulation in animals  
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saturated fat   saturated with hydrogens. no double bonds  
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unsatured fat   has one or more double bonds connecting the carbons.have fewer carbon hydrogen bonds in the chain  
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monounsaturated fat   one double bond  
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polyunsaturated fat   two double bonds  
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what are hydrogenated oils   they replace double bonds of unsaturated fats with single bonds of saturated fats and are hard for your body to break down  
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HDL   good cholesterol  
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LDL   bad cholesterol  
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what affects the function of a protein?   its shape  
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what are three ways to denature proteins?   heating, adding bases, adding acids  
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what is the shape of fibrous proteins?   long chains  
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what is the shape of globular proteins?   a glob  
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primary structure   amino acid sequence  
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secondary structure   folding as a result of hydrogen bonding  
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tertiary structure   secondary folding caused by order of amino acids  
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quaternary structure   different folded chains come together to make a larger protein unit  
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