Forms of Carbon
Hydrocarbons
Substituted Hydrocarbons
Polymers
Reactions in Cells
100
Hardest substance on Earth
What is diamond
100
What are the three ways that saturated hydrocarbons can be arranged
What is straight chain, branched chain, and rings
100
Hydroxyl group, OH
What is alcohol
100
List the three synthetic polymers and properties of each
What is rubber (natural and synthetic), nylon (replaced silk), polyethylene (also known as plastic)
100
Products of photosynthesis
What is carbohydrates and oxygen
200
Carbons are arranged in alternating hexagons and pentagons
What are fullerenes
200
Contain only single bonds
What is alkanes
200
Carboxyl group, COOH, sharp taste and strong odors
What is organic acids
200
Composed of hundreds of glucose molecules
What is starch
200
During photosynthesis, energy from sunlight is converted into _______ energy
What is chemical
300
Forms strong covalent bonds with three other carbons and a weak 4th bond with another layer
What is graphite
300
Contain at least one double bond
What is alkene
300
Amino group, NH2
What is organic base
300
Composed of 3000 or more glucose molecules and cannot be digested by animals
What is cellulose
300
Pepsin in the stomach is an example of what?
What is Enzyme
400
Carbon has _____ valence electrons
What is 4
400
contain at least one triple bond
What is alkyne
400
Account for the flavors in foods
What is esters
400
Three parts of a nucleotide
What is phosphate group, deoxyribose sugar, and organic base
400
Vitamin C is a ________ soluble vitamin
What is water
500
Carbon can form _____ single bonds Carbon can form _____ double bonds and _____ single bonds Carbon can form _____ triple bonds and _____ single bonds
What is 4, 1 and 2, 1 and 1
500
Most reactive hydrocarbons
What is alkynes
500
Substituted atom or group of atoms
What is functional group
500
A polymer where at least 100 amino acids are linked through bonds between an amino group and a carboxyl group
What is proteins
500
Vitamin A is a _______ soluble vitamin
What is fat
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