A | B |
organic | contains carbon |
hydrocarbon | contains C and H only |
isomer | same element, different # neutrons |
single bond | C-C or C-H |
double bond | C=C or C=O |
functional group | additions to carbon chains |
aldehyde | C=O at end,  |
ketone | C=O in chain,  |
monomer | one unit molecule |
polymer | multiple unit molecule |
monosaccharide | one sugar unit |
disaccharide | two sugar units |
sucrose | table sugar |
polysaccharide | multiple sugar units |
glycogen | storage carb in mammals |
cellulose | storage carb in plants |
chitin | carb makes up insect exoskeleton |
amino acid | building blocks of proteins |
polypeptide | chain of amino acids |
primary structure | order of amino acids |
secondary structure | alpha helix or pleated sheet |
tertiary structure | disulfide bonds, hydrophobic interactions |
quaternary structure | multiple units come together |
denatured proteins | lose level of structure |
nucleic acids | RNA and DNA |
adenine | binds with T or U |
guanine | binds with C |
cytosine | binds with G |
thymine | binds with A (in DNA) |
RNA | A,C,U,G |
uracil | Binds with A (in RNA) |
1st Law of Thermodynamics | conservation of energy |
2nd Law of Thermodynamics | entropy in closed system goes up |
endergonic |  |
activation energy | enzymes reduce this |
substrate | chemical an enzyme acts opon |
product | result of enzymatic reaction |
active site | portion of enzyme that attaches to substrate |
coenzymes and cofactors | "assist" enzymes |