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ch 13 physical science vocabulary

organic and biological compounds

AB
organic compoundscontain the element carbon
hydrocarbonmade up of hydrogen and carbon atoms
saturated hydrocarbonscarbon atoms are single-bonded
unsaturated hydrocarbonscarbon atoms are double or triple bonded
isomersidentical chemical formulas but different molecular structures
aromatic compoundscontain the benzene ring structure
substituted hydrocarbonhydrogen atoms replaced by other elements
alcoholhydrogen replaced by OH group(hydroxyl)
polymerhuge molecules made of smaller organic molecules
proteinformed from amino acids
nucleic acidcontrol the activities and reproduction of cells
carbohydratescontain twice as many hydrogen atoms as oxygen atoms
lipidfats and oils
biomassenergy source made from wood, crops, and animal waste
biogasmixture of gases produced from biomass
energy farminggrowing plants to use as fuel
gasoholbiomass fuel mixture of ethanol and gasoline

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