Organic Compounds

0.0(0)
studied byStudied by 1 person
learnLearn
examPractice Test
spaced repetitionSpaced Repetition
heart puzzleMatch
flashcardsFlashcards
Card Sorting

1/9

flashcard set

Earn XP

Description and Tags

Biology

Biochemistry

IB Biology (SL)

Molecular biology

Study Analytics
Name
Mastery
Learn
Test
Matching
Spaced

No study sessions yet.

10 Terms

1
New cards

Carbon always forms…

4 covalent bonds

2
New cards

Organic compound

a compound found in living things

3
New cards

Catabolism

Makes smaller mol or monomers from macromolecules. (release energy)

4
New cards

Anabolism

makes macromolecules from monomers. (uses energy)

5
New cards

Monomers

small molecules units that can chemically bond together to form polymers

6
New cards

Polymers of sugar

Polysaccharides

7
New cards

Polymer of amino acids

Polypeptide

8
New cards

polymer of nucleotides

Nucleic Acid (DNA & RNA)

9
New cards

Condensation Reaction

A reaction in which two or more molecules combine to form a larger molecule, while releasing water

10
New cards

Hydrolosis

chemical reaction where water is mostly used to break down the chemical bonds that exists between a particular substance