Exam 23: Connections to Organic and Biological Chemistry

Starch is a polymer consisting of thousands of

Which one of the following amino acids contains a polar side chain?

To which family does this organic compound belong?

Identify the amino acid shown below.

Identify the amino acid shown below.

The most important characteristic of carbon atoms for forming organic molecules is

Which of the following amino acids contains a benzyl group?

Identify the amino acid shown below.

Which one of the following amino acids contains a hydrophobic side chain?

To which family does this organic compound belong?

Identify the functional group:

The attractive force between the cylic amine bases in DNA is

Do the two condensed structures (1)and (2)below represent the same or different molecules? CH₃ CH₃ CH₃ | | | CH₃CHCH₂CHCH₃ CH₃CHCH₂CHCH₃ | CH₃ (1)(2)

Identify the following amine base found in nucleic acids.

Which of the compounds shown above is correctly identified by the name 2,2-dimethylpropane?

Which functional group below represents a carboxylic acid?

Which of the following compounds is most soluble in water?

DNA has a shape of a

Orbitals used by carbon for bonding in C₂H₆,C₂H₄,and C₂H₂ are ________,________,and ________,respectively.

If the point of attachment to an alkane is by the middle carbon in a propyl group,the group is called