Molecular-Cellular Biology Test 2

Organic Molecules contain:

Carbohydrates

• composed of amino acids

• composed of sugars

• includes fats & waxes

• none of these

Lipids

• composed of amino acids

• composed of sugars

• includes fats & waxes

• none of these

Proteins

• composed of amino acids

• composed of sugars

• includes fats & waxes

• none of these

complex molecules that combine to form very large molecules (DNA & RNA)

consist only of C & H; simplest kind of organic compounds

compounds with the same formula but different structures

C atom linked by a double bond to an O atom

aldehyde

• if carbonyl group is within the chain

• if carbonyl group is at the end of C skeleton

• both a & b

• none of these

ketone

• if carbonyl group is within the chain

• if carbonyl group is at the end of the C skeleton

• both a & b

• none of these