Duplicate of Chemistry of Life: Carbon Compounds

Question 1

The varying part of the amino acids is called the

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R-group

Question 2

Carbon bonds come in a variety of shapes such as chain, ring and

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sheet

Question 3

There are more than ___ amino acids that can be arranged in any order.

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20

Question 4

A carbohydrate (carbon water) ratio is

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1C:2H:1O

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The process of connecting the little monomers into huge macromolecules is known as

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polymerization

Question 6

Nucleic Acids contain O, N, C, and

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P

Question 7

Carbon can bond with hydrogen oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur and

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nitrogen

Question 8

Other proteins transport substances into or out of a cell. Others fight

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disease

Question 9

What makes carbon the basis of all living things?

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4 valence electrons

Question 10

Living things use carbohydrates for

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energy and sometimes structure

Question 11

Giant molecules are called

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polymers

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Carbon is good at making giant molecules called

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macromolecules

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There are four groups of organic macromolecules. They are carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and

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nucleic acids

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Carbon also has the ability to link to other carbon atoms giving them the ability to

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make chains of unlimited length

Question 15

There are two kinds of nucleic acids - DNA and

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RNA

Question 16

The primary function of nucleic acids is to

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store and transmit hereditary, genetic information

Question 17

Carbon is called the Swiss army knife of elements because it is so

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versatile

Question 18

Both simple sugar molecules have a formula of C6H12O6 but have

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different shapes

Question 19

Some proteins control the rate of reactions and

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regulate cell processes

Question 20

DNA and RNA have different _____ at their core

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sugar

Question 21

Macromolecules are made of ____ numbers of ______ ______ together

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large; small units

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Proteins are macromolecules that contain polymers of

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amino acids

Question 23

Carbohydrate monomers (simple sugars) are

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monosaccharides and disaccharides

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Monomer subunits are

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sometimes identical, sometimes not

Question 25

Saturated fats contain the maximum number of H. They have all

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single C to C bonds

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Small units of macromolecules are called

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monomers

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Lipids have three common categories. Fats, oils and

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waxes

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lipids that have multiple double carbon bonds are called

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polyunsaturated

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Lipids can be used to store energy, important parts of membranes and waterproof coverings and

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contain mostly carbon and hydrogen atoms

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Unsaturated fats contain at least one

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double bond

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Many lipids are formed when a glycerol combines with

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fatty acids

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Some proteins are used to form bone and

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muscle

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Nucleic acid monomers are called

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amino acids

Question 34

Each of the following are characteristics of carbon atoms except

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carbon bonds are very difficult to form or break

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