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Only living cells can synthesize
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Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids.
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Molecules are organic compounds consisting of what?
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Carbon and one or more additional elements, covalently
bonded to one another |
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What are the most abundant elements in living matter?
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Oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon
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A carbon atom can rotate freely around a what?
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Single covalent bond
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A Double covalent bond restricts what?
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Rotation
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In hydrocarbons, only hydrogen atoms are attached to
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The carbon backbone; these molecules are quite stable
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Functional groups are
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Atoms or groups of atoms
covalently bonded to a carbon backbone; they _convey___ distinct _properties__ |
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What are Enzymes?
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A special class of proteins that mediate
chemical reactions |
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What happens in a condensation reaction
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One molecule is stripped of
its H+, another is stripped of its OH—; then the two molecule fragments join to form a new compound and the H+ and OH— form water |
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What is cleavage
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One_ molecule into _two
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What is condensation
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Two__ molecules into _one
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What are Monosaccharides
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They are the building blocks of carbohydrates
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Ribose and deoxyribose (_???_-carbon backbones)
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5
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Glucose and fructose (_???_-carbon backbones)
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6
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What is an oligosaccharide
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is a short chain of two or more
sugar monomers |
