Chapter 4: Carbon and Molecular Diversity of Life

Question 1

organic chemistry

Answer 1

the study of compounds containing carbon

Question 2

carbon can form..

Answer 2

4 covalent bonds

Question 3

carbon chains

Answer 3

form the skeletons of most organic molecules

Question 4

hydrocarbon

Answer 4

organic molecule composed of only carbon and hydrogen atoms

Question 5

isomers

Answer 5

compounds with the same molecular formula but different structures and properties

Question 6

structural isomers

Answer 6

different covalent arrangements of their atoms

Question 7

cis-trans isomers

Answer 7

same covalent bonds but differ in spatial arrangements

Question 8

enantiomers

Answer 8

isomers that are mirror images of each other

Question 9

functional groups

Answer 9

the components of organic molecules that are most commonly involved in chemical reactions

Question 10

hydroxyl group structural formula

Answer 10

OH-

Question 11

hydroxyl group compound name

Answer 11

alcohol

Question 12

carbonyl group structural formula

Answer 12

C=O

Question 13

carbonyl group compound name

Answer 13

Ketone and Aldehyde

Question 14

carboxyl group structural formula

Answer 14

-COOH

Question 15

carboxyl group compound name

Answer 15

Carboxylic acid or organic acid

Question 16

amino group structural formula

Answer 16

-NH2

Question 17

amino group compound name

Answer 17

amine

Question 18

sulfhydryl group structural formula

Answer 18

-SH

Question 19

sulfhydryl group compound name

Answer 19

thiol

Question 20

phosphate group structural formula

Answer 20

-OPO3^-2

Question 21

phosphate group compound name

Answer 21

organic phosphate

Question 22

methyl group structural formula

Answer 22

CH3

Question 23

methyl group compound name

Answer 23

methylated compound

Question 24

Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)

Answer 24

compound used by cells to store and release energy