Alcohol
A Carbon bound to an -OH group
C-OH
A carbon to carbon single Bond
C-C
Alkane
What are Macromolecules?
Very Large molecules important in biological processes
What are Proteins made of?
Amino Acids
What is a fatty acid?
2 or more hydrocarbon chains bonded together
Alkyne
An oxygen between two carbon atoms
C-O-C
Ether
What are the 4 types of Macromolecules?
Carbohydrate, Proteins, Lipids, Nucleic acids
WHat are the monomers for nucleic acids?
Nucleotides
How many carbons are in a Pentose molecule?
5
Aldehyde
A terminal carbon, double bonded to an oxygen
R-CHO
A carbon bound to two other carbons chains and double bond to an oxygen
R-CO-R
Ketone
What are the single units that makeup macromolecules called?
Monomers
A peptide bond forms between which functional groups?
Carboxyl group and amino group
Draw an Alkane, alkene, and alkyne group
Carbon to carbon single, double and triple bonds.
Carboxylic Acid
A terminal group, with carbon double bound to oxygen and single bound to an -OH group
A Carbon bound to a Halogen
C-Cl
Alkyl Halide
What type of reaction causes the formation of sugar molecules larger than monosaccharides?
Dehydration Synthesis
Nucleic acids consist of three parts, what are they?
Phosphate group, Nitrogen base, Pentose molecule
What are the two ways Nucleic acids occur
DNA & RNA
Amide
A carbon bound to an oxygen and a Nitrogen
the nitrogen is bound to two additional chains
A carbon bound to a terminal Nitrogen
C-NH2
Amine
What functional groups do carbohydrates contain?
Aldehyde or Ketone and hydroxyl group
WHat are the 4 types of lipids?
Fats, Waxes, Steroids, Phosphilipids
Why is oil insoluble in water?
Because oil is a non polar molecule and water is a polar molecule. Like dissolves like meaning only a polar molecule will dissolve in water.