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Biology Concepts & Connections
Chapter 3
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Biology
11th Grade
12/05/2011

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Hydrocarbons
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a chemical compound composed only of the elements hydrogen and carbon.
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Carbon skeleton
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the chain of carbon atoms that forms the structural backbone of an organic molecule.
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Isomers
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Organic compunds with the same molecular formula but different structures and, therefore, different properties.
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Functional groups
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an assemblage of atoms that forms the chemically reactive part of an organic molecule.
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Carbonyl group
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in an organic molecue, a functinal group consisting of a carbon atom linked by a double bond to an oxygen atom.
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Amino group
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Phosphate group
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Polymers
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Monomers
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Dehydration reaction
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a reaction that moves a molecule of water.
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Carbohydrate
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