Ch. 10 Carbon Chemistry

Question 1

saturated hydrocarbon

Answer 1

a hydrocarbon molecule in which all the bonds are single bonds

Question 2

polymer

Answer 2

a long chain of many small organic molecules

Question 3

protein

Answer 3

a polymer that consists of a chain of individual amino acids

Question 4

hydroxyl group

Answer 4

an oxygen atom and a hydrogen atom joined by a covalent bond

Question 5

lipids

Answer 5

organic compounds that are a more concentrated energy source than carbohydrates

Question 6

amino acids

Answer 6

the building blocks of proteins

Question 7

isomers

Answer 7

compounds that have the same chemical formula but different structures

Question 8

organic compounds

Answer 8

term for all compounds that contain carbon

Question 9

carboxyl group

Answer 9

a carbon atom, two oxygen atoms, and a hydrogen atom

Question 10

amines

Answer 10

a group of substituted hydrocarbons formed when an amino group replaces a hydrogen atom

Question 11

carbohydrates

Answer 11

they are broken down by the body into simple sugars that supply energy

Question 12

unsaturated hydrocarbon

Answer 12

a hydrocarbon in which a carbon atom forms a double or triple bond

Question 13

alcohol

Answer 13

the result when a hydroxyl group replaces a hydrogen atom in a hydrocarbon

Question 14

amino group

Answer 14

formed when a nitrogen atom is joined by two covalent bonds to two hydrogen atoms

Question 15

unsaturated fats

Answer 15

lipids that tend to be liquids because their molecules bend wherever there is a double bond

Question 16

cholesterol

Answer 16

a complex lipid that your body uses to build cell membranes