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CLEP Biology: Organic Chemistry

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1. A compound that contains carbon.






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






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






4. 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. -






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






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






7. The fundamental unit of chemical matter.






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Group of Macromolecules that Includes Triglycerides and Phospholipids.






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






16. An uncharged subatomic particle located in the nucleus.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






30. A group of at least two covalently bonded atoms






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






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






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






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






35. Tentative - untested explanation of a scientific issue.






36. 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.






37. Three roles of Macromolecules.






38. Occurs when there is?






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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