Organic Chemistry
Experimental Design
Building Blocks Pt 1
Building Blocks Pt 2
Grab Bag
100
This element is the focus of study in organic chemistry
What is carbon
100
This variable is the variable that is deliberately changed in an experiment
What is the independent variable
100
This is an example of a monosaccharide
What is glucose
100
This type of lipid is the protective covering on organisms
What are waxes
100
This type of protein is not used up during a reaction with its substrate
What is an enzyme
200
Carbon is important because of its ability to form these type of strong bonds
What are covalent bonds
200
This variable is the variable that changes in the experiment, and the variable that our data is based upon.
What is the dependent variable?
200
This is an example of a polysaccharide (starch)
What is glycogen or cellulose
200
This type of fat has the maximum amount of hydrogen atoms on its tail.
What is a saturated fat
200
This type of structural starch gives plants their rigidity.
What is cellulose
300
Polymerization is the process of linking these to result in polymers
What are monomers
300
These variables stay the same throughout the experiment.
What are the controlled variables or constants
300
These are the main energy source in the cell as well as some stored energy.
What are the functions of carbohydrates
300
These molecules control the rate of reactions, regulate cell processes, and transport substances throughout the cell.
What are proteins (or polypeptides)
300
DNA and RNA are an example of these building blocks
What are nucleic acids
400
Carbon is able to bond to other elements readily because it has this many valence electrons
What is four
400
This is the base line in which we use to compare change in our experiments.
What is the control.
400
This molecule is responsible for energy storage, protective coatings, and a primary part of the cellular membrane.
What is a lipid
400
These are the monomers of proteins
What are amino acids
400
This occurs when enzymes are exposed with factors that cause them to unfold and assume an incorrect shape
What is denaturation
500
These are the six most abundant elements in living things
What are Carbon Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorous, and Sulfur
500
In the enzyme experiments, this was the independent variable.
What is the manipulated factor (pH or temp).
500
These are the chemical messengers in the cell
What are steroids
500
These are the monomers of nucleic acids
What are nucleotides
500
This is the area on an enzyme in which the substrate fits perfectly
What is the active site
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