Lesson 8 Flashcards
The study of organs that contain carbon
Organic Compounds
It involves other chemical reactions
Inorganic compounds
Chemistry of living cells
Biochemistry
The branch of the science and chemistry that specializes in the “study of organic compounds”
Organic chemistry
Three ways in which carbon atoms can bond together
Single bond
Dourble bond
Triple bond
Two pairs of electrons
Double bond
One pair of electrons
Single bond
Three pairs of electrons
Triple bond
An organic molecules that contain only carbons and hydrogen atoms
Hydrocarbon
The study of biology at the molecular level and the chemistry of life
Biochemistry
Usually large molecules is called
Macromolecules
Macromolecules includes
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Lipids
Nucleic Acid
Examples of biomolecules
Vitamins
Enzymes
Hormones
Biomolecules that are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
Carbohydrates
Ratio of carbohydrates
1:2:1
Singles carbohydrates of sugar
Monosaccharides
Consists of more than six monosaccharides
Polysaccharides