BIOL 1201 Chapter : BIOLOGY NOTES CHAPTER 1
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Specializtion: ecology, taxonomy, ornithology, conservation, , require huge effort to understand. Energy: valence electrons have more potential energy because they are farther out. Lose the heat: also why dogs pant- to evaporate water out the mouth. Organic chemistry: chemistry of carbon, base ingredients are c,o,h, carbon. Most possible valence possibility: has 4. Sugars have carbon backbone: glucose has 6 carbons. Lipids- have glycerol back bone- a sugar: major elements, c, h, o, n, s, p, methyl is carbon with 3 hyrdrogens, double bonds, enforce rigidity. Molecule has less mobility: hydrocarbon, have only carbons and hydrogens, certain fatty acids are huge hydrocarbon chains, isomers, same molecular formula, but different structure. Geometric, structural, and enantiomers: memorize structure and symbol, carboxyl group, carbonyl group. Hydroxyl oh (alcohols: oh- = hydroxide ion, -oh = hydroxyl group, polar. Know what dissolves in water by picture. Carboxyl cooh: carboxylic acids, polar, super happy in water. Sulfhydryl group: for protein structure, side group for amino acid.
