chapter 2 part 2.3 Flashcards
molecules not based on carbon and hydrogen
inorganic compound
molecules based on carbon and hydrogen
organic compounds
carbs, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids
organic compounds
carbon dioxide, oxygen, water, bases, and salts
inorganic compounds
covalently bonded (share electrons), have carbon backbone
organic molecule
contain functional groups that determine chemistry
organic molecule
carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a 1:2:1 ratio (e.g. C6H12O6 a.k.a. glucose)
carbohydrates
organic compound which includes sugar and starches as energy source
carbohydrates
monosaccharide
simple sugar
disaccharide
two sugars
polysaccharide
many sugars
simple sugar with 3 to 7 carbon atoms (glucose, fructose, galactose)
monosaccharide
two simple sugars condensed by dehydration synthesis (sucrose, maltose)
disaccharide
many monosaccharides condensed by dehydration synthesis (glycogen, starch, cellulose)
polysaccharide
pulling out water to connect two or more monosaccharides
dehydration synthesis
adding water to separate saccharides (opposite of dehydration synthesis)
hydrolysis
how we store glucose
(polysaccharide)
glycogen
process from glucose to glycogen
dehydration synthesis
process from glycogen to glucose
hydrolysis
made of mostly carbon and hydrogen atoms in a 1:2 ratio (hydrophobic, nonpolar)
lipids
structural component of cells, energy reserves, and hormones. includes fatty acids, glycerides, steroids, and phospholipids (hydrophobic, nonpolar)
lipids
Used for energy, lipid with long chain of carbon and hydrogen with a carboxyl group (COOH) at one end
fatty acids
fatty acids can be
saturated or unsaturated
lipid with hydrogen (no double bonds): animal fats
saturated fatty acids
lipid with one or more double bonds: plant fats
unsaturated fatty acids
fatty acids attached to a glycerol molecule
glycerides
three important functions of glycerides
energy storage, insulation, protection
triglycerides have
three fatty acid tails
four rings of carbon and hydrogen with an assortment of functional groups (doesn’t like water, nonpolar)
steroids
cholesterol, estrogen and testosterone, corticosteroids and calcitriol
types of steroids
component of plasma cell membrane (steroid)
cholesterol
Structural lipids, component of plasma cell membrane
phospholipids
Diglycerides attached to a phosphate group and a non-lipid group
phospholipid
Have hydrophilic heads and hydrophobic tails
phospholipid
structure of cell membrane (two layers)
phospholipid bilayer