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Organic Compounds - carbon based molecules
Hydrocarbons - compounds composed of only hydrogen and carbon
Carbon Skeleton - the chain of carbon molecules in a molecule
Isomers - element with different # of neutrons
Functional Groups - a group of atoms responsible for the characteristic reactions of a particular
compound
Hydrophilic - water loving (soluble in water)
Hydroxyl Group - -OH
Carbonyl Group - >C=O
Carboxyl Group - -COOH
Amino Group - -NH2
Phosphate Group - -OPO3^-2
Methyl Group - -CH3
Macromolecules - carbohydrates, proteins, and nucleic acids
, Polymers - a large molecule consisting of many identical chains linked together
Monomers - one of the repeating parts of a polymer
Dehydration Reaction - a reaction that removes
Hydrolysis - a molecule of waterreaction with the breaking of bonds with water
Enzymes - specialized macromolecules that speed up chemical reactions in cells
Carbohydrate - a class of molecules ranging from the small sugar molecules dissolved in soft drinks to
large polysaccharides like starches
Monosaccharides - a carbohydrate monomer
Disaccharide - two monosaccharides linked together
Starch - a storage polysaccharide in plants
Glycogen - animal storage of glucose
Cellulose - polymer of glucose, able to form microfibrils in plants
Chitin - structural polysaccharide used by insects to build exoskeleton
Hydrophobic - water fearing
Fat - large lipid made from two kinds of smaller molecules: glycerol and fatty acids
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