organic compounds Flashcards

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what are organic compounds?

A

compounds made up of carbon and hydrogen

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why are carbon atoms important?

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they are very stable

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what makes carbon atoms very stable?

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they can form unto 4 covalent bonds

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what elements are carbohydrates made up of?

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carbon, hydrogen and oxygen

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in all compounds, what is the ratio of hydrogen to oxygen atoms?

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2:1 (for example H20)

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what are the 3 main functions of carbohydrates? give an example for each

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storing energy (e.g. glycogen in muscles), a source of energy (e.g. glucose) and structural use (e.g. cellulose in plant cell walls)

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what are carbohydrates?

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types of monosaccharides, disaccharides or polysaccharides

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what elements do lipids contain?

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carbon, hydrogen and oxygen

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what are the 3 main functions of lipids? give an example for each

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storing energy (lipids are stored in fats), a source of energy (they have a high energy yield) and insulation (thermal inundation under skin)

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what elements make up proteins?

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carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and sometimes sulphur

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what are the 3 main functions of proteins? give an example for each

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for cell growth and repairs, structural use (e.g. keratin in hair) and they act as carrier molecules (e.g in cell surface membranes)

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what is nucleic acid made up of?

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carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and phosphorus

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what are nucleic acids?

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a monomer of nucleotides, so DNA and RNA

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what are the 2 main functions of nucleic acids?

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carry the genetic code of organisms and control all cellular processes (e.g. protein synthesis)

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