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24 Cards in this Set
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Polar Molecule |
Molecules with uneven distribution of charge |
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Hydrogen Bond |
A force of attraction between a Hydrogen molecule with a partial positive charge and another atom or molecule with a partial/full negative charge |
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Cohesion |
An attractive force that holds molecules of a single substance together |
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Adhesion |
The attractive force between two particles of different substances |
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Capillarity |
The property which attracts molecules that result in the rise of the surface of a liquid when in contact with a solid |
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Organic Compounds |
Compounds primarily made of carbon atoms (Most matter in living organisms are made of organic compounds, if it is not water.) |
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Functional Groups |
Clusters of atoms that influence the characteristics of the molecules they compose and the chemical reactions the molecules undergo |
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Alcohol |
An organic compound with a Hydroxyl group attached to one of it's carbon atoms (Polar molecule) |
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Monomer |
Carbon compounds built from smaller simpler molecules |
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Polymer |
A molecule that consists of repeated linked units |
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Macromolecules |
Large polymers |
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Condensation Reaction |
Monomers →Polymers through a condensation reaction Each time a monomer is added to a polymer, a water molecule is released |
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Hydrolysis |
The reverse of a condensation reaction, water just used to break down a polymer |
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Adenosine Triphosphate |
ATP- inorganic phosphate (Energy for cells) |
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Carbohydrates |
Organic compounds composed of Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen. (A source of energy) |
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Monosaccharides |
Simple sugar (C6 H12 O6) |
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Isomers |
One chemical formula, but different structural forms |
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Disaccharide |
Two monosaccharides bonded through a condensation reaction |
Double sugar |
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Polysaccharide |
Complex molecule composed of three or more monosaccharides |
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Proteins |
Organic compounds composed of mainly Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Nitrogen. Formed by the linkage between of monomers called amino acids. Composed of polypeptides |
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Amino Acids |
Contains a central Carbon covalently bonded to four other functional groups |
20 different kinds |
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Dipeptide |
Amino acid+ Amino acid |
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Peptide Bond |
Condensation reaction in which two amino acids covalently bonded |
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Polypeptide |
Very long chains of amino acids |
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