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Organic Chemistry Study Guide Remember that this handout is only a guide. Ultimately, there may be questions on the assessment that are not listed below; however, this provides you with a starting point & a way to focus your studies. Vocabulary 17. Fatty acid 9. pH 25. Nucleotide Hydrogen bond 18. Cholesterol 10. Monomer 26. Nucleic acid Cohesion 19. Hydrophobic 11. Polymer 27. Gene Adhesion 20. Hydrophilic 12. Carbohydrate 28. Catalyst Solution 21. Protein 13. Monosaccharide 29. Activation energy Solute 22. Polypeptide 14. Polysaccharide Solvent 23. Peptide bond 15. Disaccharide Acid 16. Lipid Base 24. Amino acid Properties of Water (Section 2.2) 1. Be able to describe the specific chemical properties of water. 2. How are the properties of water related to hydrogen bonds? Be able to draw hydrogen bonds between water molecules. 3. Know what solutions are and be able to identify the solutes and the solvents from a given solution. 4. Be able to read and analyze the pH scale to compare acids and bases. a. Describe the relationship between hydrogen/hydroxide ions and pH. Carbohydrates (Section 2.3) 1. Be able to describe/identify the chemical structure and bonding properties of a typical carbohydrate. 2. Be able to describe the purposes of starch, cellulose, and glycogen. 3. How do monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides differ? 4. What is the ratio of C, H, and O in carbohydrates? 5. Understand that sugars have the suffix –ose Lipids (Section 2.3) 1. Be able to describe/identify the chemical structure and bonding properties of a typical lipid. 2. Be able to explain how saturated and unsaturated fats differ. 3. Be able to identify and explain the differences/characteristics of phospholipids and triglycerides. 4. How do fatty acids and lipids differ? Nucleic Acids (Section 2.3) 1. Be able to describe/identify the chemical structure and bonding properties of a typical nucleic acid. 2. How do nucleotides and nucleic acids differ? 3. Know the functions and characteristics of DNA and RNA. 4. Be able to fill in a blank chain of nucleotides if given half the nucleotides. Proteins (Section 2.3 & 2.5) 1. Be able to describe/identify the chemical structure and bonding properties of a typical amino acid. 2. How do amino acids and proteins differ? 3. How are structure and function related in proteins? 4. How many different types of amino acids are needed/used by Human bodies to make proteins? 5. Know the function, structure, and characteristics of enzymes. Remember the suffix of enzymes is –ase 6. In which environments do enzymes properly function? 7. Be able to describe how enzymes regulate chemical reactions. 1.
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