Organic compounds

Question 1

more than one element bonded together -

Answer 1

Compounds

Question 2

compound that has NO carbon ; not living nor has ever been alive ((ex - water))

Answer 2

Inorganic

Question 3

Compound containing carbon ; living or was once alive ((diamonds))

Answer 3

Organic

Question 4

4 Major Compounds -

Answer 4

Carbohydrates
Proteins
Lipids
Nucleic acids

Question 5

their function is “they are used for energy” -

Answer 5

Carbohydrates

Question 6

the building block for this organic compound is “the body’s main source of energy” -

Answer 6

carbohydrates

Question 7

it is commonly called sugar and starch -

Answer 7

carbohydrates

Question 8

the three sugars in carbohydrates -

Answer 8

monosaccharide
disaccharide
polysaccahride

Question 9

they are the building blocks for proteins ; the simplest sugars -

Answer 9

monosaccharide

Question 10

“mono” means -

Answer 10

one

Question 11

“-saccharide” means -

Answer 11

sugar

Question 12

Examples of monosaccharides -

Answer 12

glucose, fructose, galactose

Question 13

Glucose -

Answer 13

sugar ; if we have to much, it will cause diabettes

Question 14

“Di” in disaccharide means -

Answer 14

two

Question 15

examples of disaccharides -

Answer 15

lactose (milk)

sucrose (table sugar)

Question 16

what synthesis is putting compounds together by taking out water -

Answer 16

dehydration synthesis

Question 17

“poly” in polysaccharide means -

Answer 17

many

Question 18

what are polysaccharides “made” of?

Answer 18

monosaccharides bonded together

Question 19

examples of polysaccharides -

Answer 19

celluose, glycogen, chitin

Question 20

What is the mainn function of lipids ?

Answer 20

stores energy, insulates, and protect

Question 21

examples of lipids -

Answer 21

butter meat and cheese

Question 22

what is another word for lipids?

Answer 22

fats

Question 23

what do lipids “contain” -

Answer 23

carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

Question 24

True or false: lipids are all carbon based.

Answer 24

True

Question 25

what are lipids made up of?

Answer 25

glycerol & three fatty acids

Question 26

what are the building blocks of lipids?

Answer 26

triglycerides

Question 27

what are the building blocks of proteins -

Answer 27

amino acids

Question 28

how many of amino acids do you need to only make ONE protien -

Answer 28

100’s of amino acids

Question 29

a special type of covalent bond found between the amino acids in a protein -

Answer 29

peptide bond

Question 30

examples of proteins -

Answer 30

meat, fish, poultry, peanuts, and eggs

Question 31

the heredity found in cells -

Answer 31

nucleic acids

Question 32

they are made of nucleotides -

Answer 32

nucleic acids

Question 33

two types of nucleic acids -

Answer 33

RNA and DNA

Question 34

DNA -

Answer 34

deoxyribonucleic acid

Question 35

RNA -

Answer 35

ribonucleix acid

Question 36

Building blocks of carbohydrates -

Answer 36

Monosaccharide (& other two sugars)

Question 37

Building blocks of lipids -

Answer 37

Triglycerides

Question 38

Building blocks of proteins -

Answer 38

Amino acids

Question 39

Building blocks of nucleic acids -

Answer 39

Nucleotides

Question 40

Function of carbohydrates -

Answer 40

Used for energy ; body’s main source of energy

Question 41

Function of lipids -

Answer 41

Store energy, insulate, protect

Question 42

Function of proteins -

Answer 42

Builds cell & tissues ;
Controls rate of chemical reactions
And help fight disease

Question 43

Function of nucleic acids -

Answer 43

Heredity material in cells ;

And make up genetic info in living things