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structural isomers
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differ in the covalent arrangement of thier atoms
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geometric isomers
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differ in their spatial arrangement (can't be twisted)
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enantiomers
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mirror images of each other
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hydroxyl group
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-OH, alchohols
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carbonyl gruop
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C=O
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aldehyde
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if carbonyl group is found at end of carbon skeleton
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ketone
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if carbonyl group is found in middle of carbon skeleton
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carboxyl group
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(COOH)
C=O -OH |
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carboxyl groups are called
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carboxylic acids
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amino group
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NH2
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amino groups are called
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amines, bases
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amino groups form
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the backbones of proteins
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sulfhydryl group
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-SH
end in -thiols |
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phosphate group
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(-OPO3) -2
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phosphate groups are
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anions
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most macromolecules are
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polymers
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monomers are connected by
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dehydration synthesis
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monomers are broken apart by
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hydrolysis
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carbohydrates are used for
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food and building material
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monosaccharides ratio is
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1:2:1
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polysaccharides are connected by a covalent bond called
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a glycosidic linkage
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plants store sugars in form of
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starch
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animals store sugars in form of
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glycogen
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lipids are
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fats, building blocks
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lipids are made of
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glycerol and 3 fatty acids
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a lipid with a double bond between carbons is
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unsaturated
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a lipid with no double bonds between carbons is
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saturated
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phospholipds are
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major compnoents of cell membranes
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phospholipids contain
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2 fatty acids, one phosphate group
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the head of a phospholipid is
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polar
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the tail of a phospholipid is
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non polar, hydrophobic
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steroids are lipids that contain
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cholesterol and hormones
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steriods have __ rings
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4 fused rings
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proteins are made from
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amino acids
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proteins contain
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an amino group, a carboxyl group, and a hydrogen atom
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there are ___ kinds of amino acids
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20
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amino acids are linked by
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peptide bonds
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nucleic acids function as
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nucleotides, building blocks
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nucleic acids consist of
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5 carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and nitrogeneous bases
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DNA contains
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Adenine, guanine, thymine, cytosin
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bases in DNA are grouped
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AT, G-C
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CHONPS
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proteins
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CHON
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nitrogeneous bases
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CHO
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carbs and lipids
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RNA contains
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adenine, guanine, uracil, cytosin
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adenine and guanine are
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purines
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thymine and cytosin are
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pyrimidines
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bases in RNA are grouped
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A-U, G-C
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RNA is ___ stranded
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single
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DNA is _____ stranded
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double
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