phosphate, ...... group: The functional group why nucleic acids are acidic and negatively charged in physiological pH, carboxyl, ...... group: The functional group why fatty acids, amino acids or bile acid are acidic and negatively charged in physiological pH, amino, An alkaline functional group, hydrogen, ...... bond: the strongest secondary bond, polar, ......... molecules have atoms with different electronegativity joined by covalent bonds., nonpolar, These organic molecules have lots of C and H, so do not have atoms with very different EN. e.g. hydrocarbons, condensation, The type of reaction when larger molecules are built from smaller ones where water is a by-product of these reactions., hydrolysis, The break down process of larger organic molecules into smaller ones. In this process water is a reactant., cellularrespiration, An irreversible process where organic molecules are "burnt"/oxidized and we can create ATP., methyl, ...... group: The only totally nonpolar functional group which we have learnt., acetyl, ....... group: A functional group with 2 carbons., hydroxyl, ............ group: The functional group present in alcohols and carbohydrates.

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