| A | B |
|---|
| organic molecule | carbon-based molecule |
| inorganic molecule | non-carbon based molecule |
| hydrocarbon | organic molecule composed of only carbon and hydrogen atoms |
| functional group | group of atoms within a molecule that interacts in predictable ways with other molecules |
| hydrophilic | attracts water molecules |
| monomer | small molecular unit that is the building block of a larger molecule |
| polymer | long chain of small molecular units (monomers) |
| four | total number of bonds carbon forms |
| methane | one of the most abundant hydrocarbons |
| carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids | 4 categories of large molecules |
| DNA | a kind of nucleic acid |
| dehydration reaction | process by which two monomer bond to each other releasing a water molecule |
| hydrolysis reaction | process by which cells break bonds between monomers by adding water to them |
