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31 Cards in this Set
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compound
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a chemical made up of 2 or more elements
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organic compound
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contains carbon and hydrogen, produced by living things (photosynthesis)
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glucose
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C6H12O6
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inorganic compound
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used by many living things
plants convert inorganic compounds to organic compounds CO2H2O |
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monomers
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contain 1 unit of a substance
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polymers
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contain many units- carbohydrates and sugar
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organic compounds build
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living things
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four classes of compounds
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carbohydrates
lipids proteins nucleic acids |
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carbohydrates
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2 hydrogens for every oxygen
2H 1O ex sugar and starch |
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sugar
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saccharide
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monosaccharides
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1 molecule
C6H12O6 glucose fructose |
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disaccharides
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2 molecules of sugar joined together w 1 molecule of water
sucrose maltose |
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starches
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polysaccharides- many molecules joined together in a long chain
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plants store a starch called
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cellulose
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animals store a starch called
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glycogen that is stored in the liver
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what does starch get broken down onto?
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simple sugars to get energy
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lipids are
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made up of Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen just like carbs.
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lipids are composed of
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gylcerol an fatty acids
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triglycerides
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a 3 fats that do not dissolve in water
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examples of lipids
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waxes- protective
steroids- form hormones cholesterol-protects your nerves |
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proteins
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are amino acids that are made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen + nitrogen
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What is an amino acid
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the building blocks of protein. There are 20 amino acids
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What do all proteins contain
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an amino group NH2
and a carboxyl group COOH and an R group |
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A polypeptide is
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amino acids groups in long chains formed by dehydration synthesis
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dehydration synthesis is
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loosing a molecule of water to make a peptide bond (C N bond)
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peptide
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part of a protein
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chromotology
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seperates mixtures
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carnivore
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eats meat
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herbivore
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eats plants
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omnivore
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eats both plants and animals
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3 life processes all living things need
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1-respiration- to breakdown material for energy
2- growth- to develop 3- nutrition-to eat for energy |
