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Chapter 3

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Organic coumpond
Carbon based molecules that usually contain hydrogen atoms in addition to carbon
Hydrocarbons
Molecules consisting of only carbon and hydrogen
functional groups
Chemical groups attached to carbon skeletons that give compounds their functionality
Hydrophilic
Water loving
Hydroxyl group
A functional group consisting of a hydrogen atom bonded to an oxygen atom
Carbonyl group
A chemical group consisting of a carbon atom linked by a double bond to an oxygen atom
__ consists of a carbon double bonded to an oxygen atom and also bonded to a hydroxyl group
Carboxyl group
Amino group
Nitrogen bonded to two hydrogens
Phosphate group
Consists of a phosphorus atom bonded to four oxygen atoms
Methyl group
A chemical group consisting of a carbon atom bonded to three hydrogen atoms.
Macromolecules
A very large organic molecule composed of many smaller molecules
Calls make most of their macromolecules by joining smaller molecules into chains called ___
Polymers
The building blocks of polymers are called ___
Monomers
Dehydration reaction
A reaction that removes a molecule of water as two molecules become bonded together
Hydrolysis
The digestion process which means to break with water
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