| Term | Definition |
|---|
| organic chemistry | the chemistry of compounds containing carbon (originally defined as the chemistry of substances produced by living organisms but now extended to substances synthesized artificially) |
| hydrocarbon | an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen |
| covelant bond | A bond when atoms share their outermost electrons |
| ionic bond | a chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains to electron to form a negative ion |
| isomer | a compound that exists in forms having different arrangements of atoms but the same molecular weight |
| monomer | a simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers |
| polymer | a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers |
| 4 macromolecules of life | 1. Carbohydrates; 2. Lipids; 3. Proteins; 4. Nucleic Acids |
| protien | large complex polyer composed of carbon hydrogen oxygen nitrogen and usually sulfer |
| lipids | What is the name of the fatty substance that is found in the epidermis and works to waterproof the skin? |
| carbohydrate | an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals |
| nucleic acid | (biochemistry) any of various macromolecules composed of nucleotid chains that are vital constituents of all living cells |
| monosaccharide | The simplest carbohydrate, active alone or serving as a monomer for disaccharides and polysaccharides. Also known as simple sugars, the molecular formulas of monosaccharides are generally some multiple of CH20. |
| polysaccharide | any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules |
| glucose | a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms |
| sucrose | a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent, a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent |
| starch | a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice |
| saturated fat | whole milk, butter, chocolate, meat |
| unsaturated fat | fatty acid that have double bonds between the carbons and fats from plantes |
| RNA | Presente no nucléolo, é responsável pela produção de ribossomos. |
| DNA | an extremely long macromolecule that is the main component of chromosomes and is the material that transfers genetic characteristics in all life forms |
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