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Preliminary BioChemistry Flashcards

1
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Organic compounds consisting of open, straight, or branched of carbon atoms are classified as

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Alphatic

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2
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An organic bond represents a covalent bond / sharing of electrons

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Paired Electron

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3
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Organic compounds with the same molecular formula but different structures are called

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Isomers

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4
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Organic compounds as opposed to inorganic have

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lower boiling points

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5
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The simplest hydrocarbon is CH4 or methane which classified as

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CnH2n+2

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6
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Smallest unit of life

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Cell

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7
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Responsible for breaking and digesting things

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Lysosomes

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8
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Powerhouse of the Cell

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Mitochondria

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9
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It serves as the intracellular highway

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Endoplasmic Reticulum

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10
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Found in plant cell but not in animal cell

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Cell Wall

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11
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Jelly Like that supports hold the cell

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Cytoplasm

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12
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Cell that make protein

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Ribosomes

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13
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Serves to process package and export proteins

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Golgi Apparatus

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14
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What is the general formula for thiols

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R-SH

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15
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It contains alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes

Straight / branched chains

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Aliphatic

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16
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It is primarily classified as saturated and unsaturated

Cyclic with elements other than carbons

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Heterocyclic

17
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This compound are divided into 2 such as benzenoids and non-benzenoids

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Aromatic

18
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Constitutional, stereoisomers, enantiomers, and diastereomers are the four types of _____

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Isomers

19
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The IUPAC name for CH3-CH2-CH2-CH3 is propane, TRUE or FALSE

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FALSE

20
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What is the correct molecular formula of an alkane containing 13 carbon aoms?

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C13H28

21
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What is the general formula for alcohols

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R-OH

22
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What is the general formula for Thiols

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R-SH

23
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What is the general formula for Aldehydes

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R-CHO

24
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These compounds, characterized by their disagreeable order, are added to cooking gas in tanks for the early detection of leaks

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Thiol

25
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Made of atoms such as oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus

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Functional Group

26
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This compound is used as a disinfectant (Germicidal) for surgical instruments and utensils and in the manufacture of dyes and plastics

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Phenol

27
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_____ is used extensively as an anesthetic in the hospital

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Ether

28
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When oxidized, primary alcohols form

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Carboxylic Acids

29
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What is the general formula to ketones

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RRC=o / RCRO

30
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General Formula for Carboxylic Acid

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RCOOH

31
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The condensed structural formula for acetic acid

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CH3COOH

32
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The simplest ketone is _____

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propanone

33
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How is vanillin classified

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alcohol, aldehyde, aromaic, ether

34
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A ______ carboxylic acid derivative formed when a carboxylic acid reacts with an alcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst

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Ester

35
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What is the general formula of ester

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R-COO-R

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