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Chapter 3: Vocabulary Flashcards

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organic compounds

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A chemical compound congaing the ekenebt carbon and usuallysynthesized by cells

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hydrocarbon

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a chemical compound composed of only the elements carbon and hydrogen

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carbon skeleton

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the chain of carbon atoms that forms the structural backbone of an organic molecule

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isomer

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organic compounds with the same molecular formula but different structures and therefore different properties

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functional groups

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an assemblage of atoms that forms the chemically reactive part of an organic moleule

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hydrophilic

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“water-loving”, pertaining to polar, or charged, molecules (or parts of molecules) that are soluble in water

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hydroxyl group

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in an organic molecule, a functional group consisting of a hydrogen atom bonded to an oxygen atom

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carbonyl group

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in an organic molecule, a functional group consisting of a carbon atom linked by a double bond to an oxygen atom

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carboxyl group

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in an organic molecule, a functional group consisting of an oxygen atom double-bonded to a carbon atom that is also bonded to a hydroxyl group

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carboxylic acids

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an organic compound congaing a carboxyl group

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amines

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an organic compound with one or more amino groups

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phosphate group

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a functional consisting of a phosphorus atom covalently bonded to four oxygen atoms

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macromolecule

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a giant molecule in a living organism a protein, carbohydrate, lipid, or nucleic acid

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polymer

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a large molecule consisting of many identical or similar molecular nits, called monomers, covalently bonded together

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dehydration reaction

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a chemical process in which a polymer forms as monomers are linked by the removal of water molecules. one molecule of water is removed for each pair of monomers linked. Also called condensation.

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monomer

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a chemical subunit that serves as a building block of a polymer

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hydrolosis

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a chemical process in which macromolecules are broken down by the chemical addition of water molecules to the bonds linking their monomers, an essential part of digestion

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carbohydrate

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member of the class of biological molecules consisting of simple single-monomer sugars (monosaccharides). two-monomer sugars (disaccharides) and other multi-unit sugars.

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monosaccharide

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the smallest kind of sugar molecule, a single-unit sugar, monosaccharides are the building blocks of more complex sugars and polysaccharides

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disaccharide

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a sugar molecule consisting of 2 monosacchardies linked by a dehydration reaction

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polysaccharide

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a carbohydrate polymer consisting of hundreds to thousands of monosaccharides (sugars) linked by covalent bonds

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starch

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a storage polysaccharide found in the roots of plants and cartain other cells; a polymer of glucose

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glycogen

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a complex, extensively branched polysaccharide of many glucose monomer, serves as an energy-storage molecule in liver and muscle cells.

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cellulose

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a large polysaccharide composed of many glucose monomers linked into cable-like fibrils that provide structural support in plant cell walls

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lipids

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organic compounds consisting mainly of carbon and hydrogen atoms linked by non polar covalent bonds, making the compound mostly hydrophobic. lipids include fats, waxes, phospholipids, and steroids and are insoluble in water

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hydrophobic

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“water-fearing”; pertaining to non polar molecules (or parts of molecules) that do not dissolve in water

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fat

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a large lipid molecule made from an alcohol called glycerol and three fatty acids, a triglyceride most fats function as energy-storage molecules.

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triglyceride

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a fat, which consists of molecules of glycerol linked to three molecules of a fatty acid

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unsaturated

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pertaining to fats and fatty acids whose hydrocarbon chains lack the maximum number of hydrogen atoms and therefore have one or more double covalent bonds. unsaturated fats and fatty acids do not solidify at room temperature.

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saturated

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pertaining to fats and fatty acids whose hydrocarbon chains contain the maximum number of hydrogens and therefore have no double covalent bonds. saturated fats and fatty acids and solidify at room temeratire

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phospholipids

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molecules that are constituent of the inner bilayer of biological membranes, having a polar, hydrophilic head and a non polar, hydrophobic tail.

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waxes

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types of li[id molecule consisting of one fatty acid linked to an alcohol, functions as a waterproof coating on many biological surfaces, such as apples and other fruits

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steroid

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a type of lipid whose carbon skeleton is in the form of four fused rings: 3 six-sided rings and one 5-sided rings; examples are cholesterol, testosterone, and estrogen.

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anabolic steroid

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a synthetic variant of the male hormone testosterone that mimics some of its effects

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protein

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a biological plymer constructed from amino acid monomers

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enzymes

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proteins that serve as biological catalysts, changing the rate of chemical reactions without itself being changed into a different molecule in the process

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amino acids

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an organic molecule containing a carboxyl group and an amino grow[; serves as a monomer of proteins

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peptide bond

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the covalent linkage between two amino acid units in a polypeptide; formed by dehydration reactions

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polypeptide

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a chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds

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denaturation

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a process in which a protein unravels, losing its specific conformation and hence function; can be caused by changes in pH or salt concentration or by high temperature; also refers to the separation of the two strands of the DNA double helix, caused by similar factors

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primary structure

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the first level of protein structure; the specific sequence of amino acids making up a polypeptide chain

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secondary structure

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the second level of a protein structure, the regular [patterns of coils or folds of a polypeptide chain

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tertiary structure

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the third level or protein structure; the overall, 3-dimensional shape of a polypeptide in a protein

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pleated sheet

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the folded arrangement of a polypeptide in a protein’s secondary structure

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alpha helix

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the spiral shape resulting from the coiling of a polypeptide in a protein’s secondary structure

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quaternary structure

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the fourth level of a protein structure; the shape resulting from the association of two or more polypeptide subunits

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nucleic acids

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a polymer consisting of many nucleotide monomers; serves as a blueprint for proteins and through the actions of proteins, for all cellular structures and activities. The two types of nucleic acids are DNA and RNA

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DNA

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deoxyribonucleic acid. he genetic material that organisms inherit from their parents; a double-stranded helical macromolecule consisting o nucleotide monomers with deoxyribose sugar and the nitrogenous bases adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and thymine (T).

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ribonucleic acid

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a type o nucleic acid consisting of nucleotide monomers with a ribose sugar and the nitrogenous bases adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and uracil (U), usually single-stranded, functions in protein synthesis and as the genome of some viruses

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gene

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a discrete unit of hereditary information consisting os a specific nucleotide sequence in DNA (or RNA in some viruses). Most of the genes of a eukaryote are located in the chromosomal DNA, a few are carried by the DNA of mitochondria and chloroplasts.

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nucleotide

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an organic monomer consisting of a 5-carbon sugar covalently bonded to a nitrogenous base and a phosphate group. nucleotides are the building blocks of nucleic acids

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nitrogenous base

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an organic molecule that is a base containing the element nitrogen

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double helix

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the form of native DNA, referring to its two adjacent polynucleotide strands wound into a spiral shape

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