Biology Definitions - Chapter 1

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Molecules that have a high proportion of carbon atoms
organic
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A molecule or ion that has no more than one carbon atom
inorganic
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A polar molecule with a positive and negative charge separated by a small distance
dipole
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The weak attractive force between the partial positive charge of a hydrogen atom of one molecule and a partial negative charge on another atom, usually oxygen or nitrogen
hydrogen bond
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An individual sugar molecule
monosaccharide
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Molecules that have tha same chemical formula but a different arrangement of atoms
isomers
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A large molecule comprising of repeated units, monomers, bonded together
polymer
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An oxygen atom joining two atoms, one of which is a carbon atom attached by a double bond to another oxygen atom
ester bond
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the chemical bond formed by a condensation reaction between the amino group of one amino acid and the carboxyl group of another
peptide bond
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A molecule or ion that has no more than one carbon atom

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A polar molecule with a positive and negative charge separated by a small distance

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The weak attractive force between the partial positive charge of a hydrogen atom of one molecule and a partial negative charge on another atom, usually oxygen or nitrogen

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An individual sugar molecule

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