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Carbon and its role in life
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Carbon Atom: 4 electrons in its outer energy level.
When bonded, molecules can look like chains or rings. |
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Isomers and polimers are...
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Isomers- Compounds that have the same formulas but different structures.
Polymers- The general name for a large molecule formed when many smaller molecules band together. |
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The different types of carbohydrates are...
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Carbs- Organic compound made of- C, H, & O with a ratio of 2 H for each carbon & oxygen
*Monosaccharide-Simple sug. *Polysaccharide-Made of mono. |
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Lipid are...
They are used for... |
Def-Organic compounds that have many more C & H than O.
-Used for storage, insulation, and protective coatings |
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Protein is...
It is made from... |
Def- Large complex polymer compsed of C,H,O,N & sulfur
-Amino acids:Basic building blocks of all proteins |
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Enzymes are...
They are important because... |
Def-A protein that changes the rate of a chemical reaction.
-They are involed with narly every chemical reacton in the metabolism |
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Nucleic acids are...
They are made of... |
Def-Big molecules that store lifes information in the form of code (genetic code)
-Made of C,H,O,N & phosphorus |
