scienes Flashcards
describe characteristics of organic molecules
they all have carbon
RNA is what type of molecule
nucleic acid
Why are carbon atoms important for organic molecules
long branching chains
What property allows water to form large droplets
cohesive
Monomers combine to make larger molecules called
Polymers
Why was life on earth impossble 4.6 billion years ago .
it was too hot
in a water molecule hydrogen=positive oxygen=negative
What are some characteristics about phospholipids
the head is polar and the tail non-polar
What molecule did stanley miller manage to make in this expirement
Amino Acids
What was the first self replicating molecule that existed
RNA
RNA’s former function of storing energy has been taken over by
ATP
Fundamental unit of life
cell
How are viruses similar to living things
both have genetic information
according to stanley millers experiment whicq
