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17 Cards in this Set
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Control:
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portion of an experiment which all possible variables are held constant
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Dehydration Synthesis:
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covalent bonding of two molecules that forms water in process
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Fats:
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type of lipid composes of 3 saturated fatty acids covalently bonded to glycerol
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Functional Groups:
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group of atoms commonly found in organic molecules that determine characteristcs and chemical reactivity of molecule to which its attached
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glycogen:
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highly branched polymer of glucose
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hydrolysis:
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splitting of two covalently bonded molecules through addition of water
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hypothesis:
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tentaive, testable explanation of an observed even based on an educated guess about its cause
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Lipids:
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biological molecule
-nonpolar -carbon and hydrogen -fats, oils, waxes, phospholipids, steroids |
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monosacharrides:
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single sugar
-composed of carbon atoms bonded to hydrogen and hydroxyl group |
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Nucleotide:
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subunit of nucleic acids
composed of phosphate, pentose sugar, and nitrogen based atoms |
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Oils:
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lipid made up of three fatty acids
-covalently bonded to molecule of glycerol |
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Peptide bond:
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covalent bond between two amino acids
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Proteins:
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biological molcules
-polymers composed of amino acids -joined by peptide bonds |
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Starch:
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pollysaccharide
-long chains of glucose molecule -used by plants |
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surface tension:
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liquid is able to form more or less "break" resistant surface due to cohesion between water molecules
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Variable:
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factor in scientific experiment that can be manipulated in order to test an hypothesis
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Waxes:
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lipid composed of fatty acids that are covalently bonded to long-chain alcohols
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