BIOL 1001 Chapter : Chapter 3 Biological Molecules
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Aside from water, most biologically related molecules _______contain carbon __________. --_____organic molecules_________________ are molecules containing carbon and hydrogen. Living organisms can synthesize and use this type of molecule. As molecule within cells interact, they change ( chemically and structurally) These changes give cells the ablity to obtain and use nutrients, get rid of waste, move, grow, and reproduce: only living organisms can create organic molecules, carbon atoms are the ____most versatile building blocks o molecules_________ Carbon is the key to the great variety of organic molecules that make life on earth possible. Can bind to 2, 3, or 4 other atoms: single bond share one pair of electrons, another factor which leads to the versatility of organic molecules is the attachment of _________functional groups_________________ Hydrogen group is a functional group of a hydrogen atom bonded to a carbon atom (of the carbon skeleton). Is either a ____________________________________________________ depending on the atom to which the hydrogen is attached.
