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l. Molecules with a slightly negative end and a slightly positive end are called
2. A monomer of protein is called an
3. An attractive force between like particles is called
4. Organic molecules that catalyze reactions in living systems are
5. The compound found in living things that supplies the energy in one of its chemical bonds
directly to cells is
6.Enzymes lower activation energy by to the and
bonds within the
7 . The monomers that make up nucleic acids are called
8. The type of attraction that holds two water molecules together is called
9. The sharing of three pairs of electrons is called a
The structural building block that determines the characteristics of a compound is called
Large carbon compounds are built from smaller molecules called
12. What is the type of reaction that forms large molecules from smaller ones?
13. What type of reaction breaks large molecules into smaller ones?
14. What is the by product of a condensation reaction?
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16. A compound that is stored as glycogen in animals and as a starch in plants is
17. Lipids are good energy storage molecules because they have many
bonds.
18. What are the components of many lipids?
19. What is the monomer of many polysaccharides?
20. What kind of reaction allows amino acids to become linked together?
21. Nucleic acids function primarily to carry
and direct
22.Tends not to react with water, "Water Fearing"
23. Attracted to water molecules, "'Water Loving"
24.Water is called a
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completely and as thoroughly as possible. Answer the question in essay form (not outline
form), using complete sentences. You may use diagrams or pictures to supplement your
answers, but a diagram or picture alone without appropriate discussion is inadequate.
1. Describe the structure of a water molecule, and explain how the electrical charge is
distributed over the molecule.
2. Describe the structure of amino acids and proteins.
3. What are the structural differences between monosaccharides, disaccharides, and
polysaccharides?
4. What is capillarity? Include defining Adhesion and Cohesion.
5. How does a condensation reaction differ from a hydrolysis reaction?
6. Give Three reasons why water is an effective solvent.
7. What is an organic compound?
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8. What property allows carbon compounds to exist in a number of forms?
9. The presence of four electrons in the outermost energy level of a carbon atom enables
carbon atoms to form what THREE Things.
10. Living things contain many different proteins of vastly different shapes and functions.
What determines the shape and thus the function of a particular protein?
1 1. How does the structure of a phospholipid, linear molecules with a polar end and a
nonpolar end, relate to their function in the cell membrane?
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