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CLEP Biology: Organic Chemistry

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1. Macromolecules made from polypeptides. Two type are globular and fibrose.






2. A form of matter tha cannot be decomposed into simpler substance by ordinary chemical methods.






3. The tendency of an atom in a bond to attract shared bonding electrons.






4. A chemical reaction produces energy when the difference between the reactants and the products is ____________zero.






5. The fundamental unit of chemical matter.






6. A substance composed of two or more elements combined in fixed proportions.






7. One of the most abundant carbohydrates providing either energy storage or structural support. Polymers of 10 or more simple sugars - composed of thousands of monomers and up to 100M molecular mass.. Includes Cellulose in plants and Chitin animals wit






8. Very large molecules with molecular masses as high as several million atomic mass units. Polymers of small similar molecules. Includes Polysaccharides - fats - and proteins.






9. An expression indicating the number of each type of atom in one molecule of a substance.






10. A group of at least two covalently bonded atoms






11. A condition or state in which a substance has an uneven distribution of electron density. Enables compounds to dissolve and enables hydrogen bonding.






12. A liquid which dissolves another substance without any change in its chemical composition.






13. The study of life and living organisms. A problem solving process.






14. A chemical bond formed by the attraction between positive and negative ions.






15. The attractive force between molecules in one phase and different molecules in another phase.






16. The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a 1 gram sample of a substance by 1 degree Celsius.






17. The main oxygen transport protein in muscle. Made of a single chain.






18. A negatively charged subatomic particle located outside the nucleus.






19. Have ths same molecular formul;a but different chemical and physical properties. The atoms are bonded in a different order. Some hydrocarbons are an example of Isomers.






20. Occurs when one atom in a bond is more electronegative than the other.






21. The six elements that make up 99% of the matter in living systems.






22. Basic biological molecules join to form larger biological __________.






23. The energy needed to increase the surface area of a liquid by a given amount.






24. Used by organisms to produce energy - Most common form is glucose. Also includes Fructose and - less commonly - Ribose - and Deoxyribose.






25. A charged species that results from the gain or loss of electrons from a neutral atom or molecule.






26. The act or process of causing something to happen -






27. A positively charged subatomic particle located in the nucleus.






28. Atoms of the same element with different number of neutrons in the nuclei.






29. A compound containing a nitrogenous base covalently bonded to a pentose sugar and a phosphate group. Classified by the pentose sugar they contain - Ribose or Deoxyribose.






30. The main oxygen transport protein in blood. Made of two alpha chains and two beta chains.






31. A process in which a substance or substances are converted into one or more new substances with different propertied and composition.






32. Gradual process by which something changes into a different and usually more complex form.






33. Biological compounds containing and amino group and a carboxylic acid group.with one of 20 side chains.






34. Where two molecules are joined by the elimination of a smaller molecule.






35. Organ systems are made of organs which are made of _____________ which are made of cells.






36. Occurs when there is?






37. A compound that contains carbon.






38. A collection of organisms whose members interact with each other within an ecosystem.






39. All organisms in an area together with the physical environment which they inhabit.






40. The attractive force between similar molecules in the same phase.






41. Three roles of Macromolecules.






42. An uncharged subatomic particle located in the nucleus.






43. Group of Macromolecules that Includes Triglycerides and Phospholipids.






44. Tentative - untested explanation of a scientific issue.






45. An attractive forve between tow or more atoms or ions that holds them together.






46. A statistical comparison of two variables. Does not necessarily mean that one causes the other.






47. An atom's center of mass and center of positive charge.






48. A specific combination of bonded atoms that reacts in a characteristic and predictable way. Examples are Ethers and Alchohols which are represented by a generic molecule. Includes Alchohol - Ether - Aldehyde - Ketone - Carboxylic Acid - and Ester. -






49. A weak to moderate attractive force between a hydrogen atom bonded to oxygen - nitrogen - or fluorine - and an oxygen - nitrogen or fluorine atom on another molecule. Usually represented by dotted lines.






50. A compound containing a nitrogenous base covalently bonded to a pentose sugar