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Organic Molecules
- Organic are those that contain carbon
- more complex than inorganic molecules.
- generally largerthan inorganic molecules
- Examples
- carbohydrates
- lipids
- proteins
- nuecleic acids
- adenosine triphospdate
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The number 4
Carbon always makes 4 bonds because it always has 4 electrons available in it's valence shell
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Isomers
- when molecules have the same number of each element, but different arrangment, they are called isomers.
- Glucose and fructose are both C6H1206 but not the differences in structure.
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Monomers
- One unit
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Polymers
- Many units stung together.
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Monosaccharide
Simple sugar, Carbohydrate monomer.
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Amino Acid
Protein monomer
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Nucleotide
- Nucleic Acid, which includes a nucleoside ( adenine, cytidine, guanine, thymine, uracil) plus a sugar plus a phosphate group.
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