Questions and Answers Updated
2026
DiamondA-
AAnswerAAAcrystallineAformAinAwhichAeachAcarbonAatomAisAbondedAtoAfourAot
herAcarbonAatoms
GraphiteA-
AAnswerAEachAcarbonAatomAisAbondedAtoAthreeAotherAcarbonAatomsAinAflatAla
yers
FullereneA-AAnswerACarbonAatomsAarrangedAinAaAsphere
NanotubeA-
AAnswerACarbonAatomsAarrangedAinAtheAshapedAofAaAlong,AhollowAcylinder
OrganicACompoundA-AAnswerACompoundsAthatAcontainAcarbon
HydrocarbonA-AAnswerACompoundAcontainingAonlyAcarbonAandAhydrogen
StructuralAFormulaA-
AAnswerAShowsAtheAkind,Anumber,AandAarrangement,AofAatomsAinAaAmolecule
IsomerA-
AAnswerACompoundsAthatAhaveAtheAsameAchemicalAformulaAbutAdifferentAstruct
uralAformulas
UnsaturatedAHydrocarbonA-AAnswerAHasAdoubleAorAtripleAbondsA-
AhaveAfewerAhydrogenAatoms
,SaturatedAHydrocarbonA-
AAnswerAHasAonlyAsingleAbondsAwithAaAmaximumAnumberAofAhydrogenAatoms
SubstitutedAHydrocarbonA-
AAnswerAAtomsAofAotherAelementsAreplaceAoneAorAmoreAhydrogenAatoms
HydroxylAGroupA-AAnswerAEachA-
OH,AmadeAofAanAoxygenAatomAandAaAhydrogenAatom
AlcoholA-
AAnswerAAAhydroxylAgroupA(OH)AreplacesAoneAorAmoreAhydrogenAatoms
OrganicAAcidA-
AAnswerAAAcarboxylAgroupA(COOH)AreplacesAoneAorAmoreAhydrogenAatoms
CarboxylAGroupA-AAnswerAWrittenAasA-COOH
EsterA-AAnswerAChemicalAmadeAwhenAanAalcoholAandAanAorganicAacidAcombine
PolymerA-
AAnswerAAAveryAlargeAmoleculeAmadeAofAmanyAsmallerAmoleculesAbondedAtog
ether
MonomerA-AAnswerASmallerAmolecules
ProteinA-AAnswerALargeAorganicAmoleculeAmadeAfromAaminoAacids
AminoAAcidA-AAnswerAAAmonomerAthatAisAaAbuildingAblockAofAproteins
PlasticA-AAnswerASyntheticApolymersAthatAcanAbeAmoldedAorAshaped
, CompositeA-
AAnswerACombinesAtwoAorAmoreAsubstancesAinAaAnewAmaterialAwithAdifferent
Aproperties
CarbohydrateA-
AAnswerAEnergyArichAorganicAcompoundsAmadeAfromAcarbon,Ahydrogen,AandAo
xygen
GlucoseA-AAnswerAOneAofAtheAmostAimportantAsugarsAinAyourAbody
ComplexACarbohydrateA-
AAnswerAPolymerAmadeAofAsmallerAmoleculesAthatAareAsimpleAcarbohydratesAb
ondedAtoAoneAanother
StarchA-
AAnswerAPlantsAstoreAenergyAinAtheAformAofAtheAcomplexAcarbohydrate
CelluloseA-
AAnswerAStrongAstemsAandArootsAfromAplantsAbuiltAwithAtheAcomplexAcarbohy
drate
LipidA-
AAnswerAEnergyArichAorganicAcompoundsAmadeAfromAcarbon,Aoxygen,AandAhyd
rogen
FattyAAcidA-
AAnswerAFatAwhichAchemicalAstructureAhasAcausedAitAtoAbecomeAaAliquid
CholesterolA-AAnswerAAAwaxyAlipidAfoundAinAanimalAcells
NucleicAAcidA-
AAnswerAAAveryAlargeAorganicAmoleculeAmadeAupAofAaAcarbon,Aoxygen,Ahydro
gen,Anitrogen,AandAphosphorus