BIO.A.2.2.1 Properties of Carbon Flashcards

Carbon is small and has a valence electron number of four which allows it to form up to four covalent bonds.

Carbon can bond with other carbons to form a hydrocarbon backbone or skeleton.

A compound that contains at least carbon and hydrogen.

<p>A compound containing only the elements carbon and hydrogen.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The smaller molecules that make up a polymer.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A very large molecule made of a chain of many smaller molecules linked together.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A cluster of atoms commonly attached to the carbon skeletons of organic molecules that influences the shape and function.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>-COOH</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>-PO4</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>-OH</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>-NH2</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Straight chains, branched chains, and rings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A very large organic molecule composed of many smaller molecules.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A bond formed when two atoms share one pair of electrons.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A bond in which two atoms share two pairs of electrons.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A bond formed by sharing three pairs of electrons.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A bond formed by sharing four pairs of electrons.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A chemical process that makes polymers from monomers with the removal of water.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A chemical process that breaks polymers into monomers by adding water.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids.</p> Signup and view all the answers