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CLEP Biology: Organic Chemistry

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1. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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. -






8. Group of Macromolecules that Includes Triglycerides and Phospholipids.






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






10. 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.






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






12. An uncharged subatomic particle located in the nucleus.






13. A group of at least two covalently bonded atoms






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






15. Occurs when there is?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






24. 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






25. State problem - refine the problem - propose hypothesis - make observations -






26. Three roles of Macromolecules.






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






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






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






30. Tentative - untested explanation of a scientific issue.






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






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






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






34. The main oxygen carrying protein in blood. Globular.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. A compound that contains carbon.






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






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






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