BIOL 1201 : BIO NOTES Test 2
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Chapter 4: carbon and the molecular diversity of life. Concept 4. 1: organic chemistry is the study of carbon compounds. Living organisms are composed of carbon-based chemicals: organic molecules are molecules which contain carbon and hydrogen. Severely shortened appendages in infants, banned by the fda in 1961: fig 4. 8. Concept 4. 3: a small number of chemical groups are key to the function of biological molecules. Chapter 5: dehydration synthesis and hydrolysis (adding water to break up chemical bonds): Used to delay the onset of muscle fatigue: 2 phase process, depletion phase: about a week before competition. Lipids are mostly hydrophobic molecules with diverse functions. Lipids are a diverse group of organic molecules that are insoluble in water, but will dissolve in nonpolar solvents (ether, chloroform, benzene) Fake-fat designed to be similar to fats in taste and texture: cannot be digested by humans.
