Mark Gyourko HW # 1-1 Page 54 # 1-6

Mr. Lincke

Honors Biology

Period 1

1. What is an organic co !ound" #n organic co !ound is a co !ound that contains car$on ato s %hich are co&alently $onded to other car$on ato s along %ith other ele ents like o'ygen( nitrogen( and hydrogen. ). What !ro!erty allo%s car$on co !ounds to e'ist in a nu $er o* *or s" +he desire o* ato s to ha&e , electrons on their outer shell allo%s car$on to ha&e co&alent $onds( and there*ore e'ist in any *or s. 3. -e*ine functional group and gi&e an e'a !le. # *unctional grou! is a cluster o* ato s that lays the *oundation *or a co !ound( and in*luences its characteristics. #n e'a !le o* one is the hydro'yl grou! .---/H0. 4. Ho% does a !oly er *or " Poly ers are *or ed %hen co !le' olecules are created through the $onding o* one another in a !rocess called a condensation reaction. 5. Ho% does a !oly er $reak do%n" Poly ers $reak do%n through a !rocess called hydrolysis( %hich re&erses the condensation reaction( %here %ater is introduced( %hich $reaks do%n the $onds. 6. 1cientists can deter ine the age o* a su$stance using a ethod that co !ares the a ounts o* di**erent *or s o* car$on ato s !resent in the su$stance. 2s this ethod ore use*ul *or organic su$stances or inorganic su$stances" +his ethod is ore use*ul *or organic su$stances( $ecause organic su$stances ha&e to ha&e car$on in the . ono ers to ulti!le