BIOL 1001 Chapter : Chapter 3

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15 Mar 2019
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To understand why carbon is so important in biological molecules. To understand how organic molecules are synthesized. To understand what carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleotides and nucleic acids are. Organic refers to molecules containing a carbon skeleton bonded to hydrogen atoms. Inorganic refers to carbon dioxide and all molecules without carbon. The carbon atom is versatile because it has 4 electrons in an outermost shell that can accommodate eight electrons. Therefore, a carbon atom can become stable by forming up to 4 bonds (single, double, or triple) As a result, organic molecules can assume complex shapes, including branched chains, rings, sheets, and helices. Small organic molecules (called monomers) are joined to form longer molecules (called polymers) Biomolecules are joined or broken through dehydration synthesis or hydrolysis. Monomers are joined together through dehydration synthesis, at the site where an h and an oh are removed, resulting in the loss of a water molecule (h2o)

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