TAMU BIO 111 Exam 1 2024/2025 Questions And
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Isomers - ✔✔Compounds with the same formula but different structures.
structural isomers - ✔✔differ in the covalent arrangements of their atoms
geometric isomers - ✔✔Compounds that have the same molecular formula but differ in the
spatial arrangements of their atoms.
Enatiomers - ✔✔isomers that are mirror images of each other
hydroxyl group - ✔✔· found in alcohols and sugars. Polar due to the electronegative oxygen. O-H
carbonyl group - ✔✔· double bonded oxygen and carbon (C=O)
carboxyl group - ✔✔found in fatty acids and amino acids. Very acidic.
o Double Bond= Carbon and Oxygen
o Single Bond= Carbon and hydroxyl
o Written as either COOH or CO2H
amino group - ✔✔NH2 Found in every amino acid
, Macromolecules - ✔✔A very large organic molecule composed of many smaller molecules
Sugars - ✔✔polysaccharides
fatty acids - ✔✔fats, lipids, membranes
amino acids - ✔✔building blocks of proteins
Nucleotide - ✔✔nucleic acid
Proteins, Carbohydrates and Nucleic Acids - ✔✔Are made from polymers
dehydration synthesis - ✔✔A chemical reaction in which two molecules covalently bond to each
other with the removal of a water molecule.
hydrolysis synthesis - ✔✔the breaking of the covalent bond between two monomers by the addition
of water
Carbohydrates - ✔✔Broken down to glucose to provide energy.
Monosaccharides - ✔✔simple sugars. bond together to make more complex sugars.
Disaccharide - ✔✔A double sugar, consisting of two monosaccharides joined by dehydration synthesis.
Polysaccharides - ✔✔Carbohydrates that are made up of more than two monosaccharides
Cellulose - ✔✔A substance (made of sugars) that is common in the cell walls of many organisms
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