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Chapter 3 HW Due Friday 10/10/08 with Chapter 3 outline
Vocabulary- on a separate sheet of paper number terms and write define. Indent on the
line below and write an example or sentence or draw a picture.
1. monomer
2. amino acid
3. carbohydrate
4. condensation synthesis
5. denatured
6. deoxyribose
7. functional group
8. hydrolysis
9. organic molecule
10. inorganic molecule
11. monosaccharide
12. phopholipid
13. protein
14. polymer
15. triglyceride
16. lactose
17. cellulose
18. steroid
19. isomer
20. glycerol
Review questions- number each one and completely answer on a separate sheet of paper,
you do not need to rewrite the questions.
1. Discuss the importance of carbon to life’s molecular diversity
2. Describe the chemical groups that are important to life
3. Explain how a cell can make a variety of large molecules from a small set of
molecules
4. Define monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides and explain their
functions
5. Define lipids, phospholipids, and steroids and explain their functions
6. Describe the chemical structure of proteins and their importance to cells
7. Describe the chemical structure of nucleic acids and how they relate to inheritance
8. Explain how polymers are made and broken down
9. Draw the structure of an amino acid and point out the peptide bond
10. Discuss the four possible levels of protein structure and how each levels related
to a bonding pattern.