Biological Molecules

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What is the definition of an Organic Molecule?
Organic Molecules have carbon-hydrogen bonds.
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What is an Isomer?
isomers are compounds with the same chemical formula but different arrangement of atoms
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What are monosaccharides?
monosaccharides are single sugar molecules
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What is a condensation reaction?
condensation reactions join monosaccharides together to form disaccharides and polysaccharides
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What is Lactose made up of?
B- glucose and B-galactose
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what is maltose made up of
2 a-glucose
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what is sucrose made up of
a-glucose and b-fructose
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Give 3 examples of polysaccharides
Cellulose Starch Glycogen
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what is joined together to form a disaccharide
two monosaccharides
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what bond is formed between two monosaccharides
Glycosidic Bond
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what are the features of cellulose
unbranded chains of b-glucose held by b1-4 glycosidic links.
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what are the features of starch
long chains of a-glucose
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what does hydrophobic mean
repels water
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what does non polar mean
has no overall charge
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give 4 examples of lipids
fats waxes sterols phospholipids
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functions of lipids
source of energy,structure of cellular membranes,waterproof
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the biuret test tests for what
protein
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what is the positive result for biuret test
blue to lilac
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