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BIOL 100: Ch. 3

Terms in this set (53)

Name a steroid
Estrogen; testosterone
A carbon atom is most likely to form what kind of bond(s) with other atoms?
covalent
Which part of an amino acid makes it different from other amino acids?
The side chain
Amino acids are acids because they always possess what functional group?
Carboxyl
Galactose is a...
monomer
By definition, what type of fatty acid has double bonds?
unsaturated
A single fat molecule is made of...
Three fatty acids and one gycerol moleuele
Cellulose is an example of...
polysaccharide
most abundant organic compound on earth
cellulose
Organic chemistry is currently defined as
the study of carbon compounds
A protein's function is most dependent on its ________.
shape
A nucleotide is composed of a(n) _____.
A nitrogenous base, a phosphate group, and a sugar
Suppose that you wanted to conduct an experiment to determine the smoke points of the oils listed. What would be the experiment that would give you the best information to determine which oil has the highest smoke point?
Add some olive oil to a pan, heat it over a flame, and measure the oil when it begins to smoke. Repeat for the other three oils
What is the naturally-occurring sugar found in milk?
Lactose
The complexity and variety of organic molecules is due to
the chemical diversity of carbon atoms
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