2.3: Carbon Compounds Flashcards
1
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Monomers
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Smaller compounds used in polymerization
2
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Polymers
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Unit formed in polymerization.
3
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Carbohydrates
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Compounds made of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms in a ratio of 1:2:1
4
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Monosaccharides
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Single sugar molecules
5
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Lipids
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Large and varied group of biological molecules generally not soluble in water
6
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Nucleic acids
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Macromolecules containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon and phosphorus.
7
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Nucleotides
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Consist of 3 parts: 5 carbon sugar, phosphate group, and a nitrogen base
8
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Proteins
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Macromolecules containing nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
9
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Amino acids
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Compounds w an amino group on one end and a carboxyl group on the other
