Bootcamp.com - Fundamentals of Biology, Q&A 2022

B - Fundamentals of Biology, Q&A 2022-any substance that takes up space and has mass is called _____ - matter what is matter is composed of? - elements an ______ is a substance that has specific chemical and physical properties - element an _____ is the smallest unit of matter that still retains all the chemical properties of an element - atom can an atom break-down into something smaller, while still retaining the properties of the original element? - no molecules result whenever _____ atoms join together - 2 or more what atoms does carbon tend to bond with in an organic molecule? - hydrogen; oxygen; nitrogen _____ are molecules that contain more than one element - compounds (ex: H2O is a molecule/compound) what are the strong attractive forces that hold atoms within a molecule? - intramolecular forces which type of force exists between molecules? - intermolecular forces which type of force is weaker... intra- or intermolecular? - intermolecular which type of force (intra-/intermolecular) determines physical properties? - intermolecular _____ are molecules that have the potential of bonding to other identical molecules through chemical reactions - monomers _____ is the process when monomers bond together, and it forms _____ - polymerization; polymers _____ are substances that have a large # of monomers bonded together - polymers what are the 3 varieties of carbohydrates? - monosaccharides; disaccharides; polysaccharides monosaccharides have a ratio of precisely _____ _____ per water molecule, and they have the empirical formula _____ - 1 carbon; (CH2O)n 5 carbon monosaccharides are called _____ - pentoses 6 carbon monosaccharides are called _____ - hexoses a sugar molecule is classified as an alpha sugar if the hydroxyl (OH) group points _____ on the first carbon - down a sugar molecule is classified as a beta sugar if the hydroxyl (OH) group points _____ on the first carbon - up ribose is a _____ sugar (monosaccharide) - pentose (five carbon) glucose and fructose are _____ sugars (monosaccharides) - hexose (six carbon) glucose and fructose are _____ of each other - isomers