Campbell Biology in Focus (3rd Edition) - Chapter 3
Exam Questions Answered Correctly
Organic compound - Answer Compound containing carbon
Macromolecule - Answer A very large organic molecule composed of many smaller molecules
What are examples of macromolecules? - Answer Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids
Valence - Answer Number of covalent bonds an atom can form
Hydrocarbon - Answer Organic molecules consisting of only carbon and hydrogen
Isomer - Answer Compounds with the same number of atoms of the same elements, but different
structure and properties
Structural isomer - Answer Isomer differing in the covalent arrangements of their atoms.
Cis-trans isomer - Answer Isomer differing in the spatial arrangements of their atoms owing to the
inflexibility of double bonds
Enantiomers - Answer Isomers that are mirror images of each other and that differ in shape due to the
presence of an asymmetric carbon
Asymmetric carbon - Answer Carbon attached to 4 different atoms or groups of atoms
Alcohol - Answer
Carbonyl - Answer
, Aldehyde - Answer
Carboxylic acid (organic acid) - Answer
Amine - Answer
Thiol - Answer
Organic phosphate - Answer
Methylated compound - Answer
Testosterone - Answer
Estrodiol - Answer
Functional group - Answer Chemical groups that affect molecular function by being directly involved in
chemical reactions
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) - Answer Compound used by cells to store and release energy
Polymer - Answer Long molecule consisting of many similar or identical monomers linked by covalent
bonds
Monomer - Answer Simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers
Enzyme - Answer Protein that speeds up a chemical reaction in a living thing
Dehydration reaction - Answer Chemical reaction in which molecules combine by removing water
Exam Questions Answered Correctly
Organic compound - Answer Compound containing carbon
Macromolecule - Answer A very large organic molecule composed of many smaller molecules
What are examples of macromolecules? - Answer Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids
Valence - Answer Number of covalent bonds an atom can form
Hydrocarbon - Answer Organic molecules consisting of only carbon and hydrogen
Isomer - Answer Compounds with the same number of atoms of the same elements, but different
structure and properties
Structural isomer - Answer Isomer differing in the covalent arrangements of their atoms.
Cis-trans isomer - Answer Isomer differing in the spatial arrangements of their atoms owing to the
inflexibility of double bonds
Enantiomers - Answer Isomers that are mirror images of each other and that differ in shape due to the
presence of an asymmetric carbon
Asymmetric carbon - Answer Carbon attached to 4 different atoms or groups of atoms
Alcohol - Answer
Carbonyl - Answer
, Aldehyde - Answer
Carboxylic acid (organic acid) - Answer
Amine - Answer
Thiol - Answer
Organic phosphate - Answer
Methylated compound - Answer
Testosterone - Answer
Estrodiol - Answer
Functional group - Answer Chemical groups that affect molecular function by being directly involved in
chemical reactions
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) - Answer Compound used by cells to store and release energy
Polymer - Answer Long molecule consisting of many similar or identical monomers linked by covalent
bonds
Monomer - Answer Simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers
Enzyme - Answer Protein that speeds up a chemical reaction in a living thing
Dehydration reaction - Answer Chemical reaction in which molecules combine by removing water
