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7762396641organic compounda covalently bonded compound that contains carbon,excluding carbonates and oxides.0
7762396642monomera simple molecule that can combine with other like or unlike molecules to make polymer.1
7762400043polymera large molecule formed by more than 5 monomers.2
7762407295macromoleculea very large organic molecule, usually a polymer, composed of hundreds and thousands of atoms.3
7762409043carbohydrateany organic compound that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and that provides energy to the cells of living things.4
7762412872monosaccharidea simple sugar that is the basic subunit, or monomer, of a carbohydrate5
7762419715disaccharidea sugar formed from two monosaccharides6
7762422955polysaccharideone of the carbohydrates made up of long chains of simple sugars; include starch, glycogen, cellouse7
7762422956proteinan organic compound that is made of one or more chains of amino acid and is a principal component of all cells.8
7762424781amino acidan organic molecule that contains a carboxyl and an amino group and that makes proteins.9
7762426758polypeptidea long chain of amino acids10
7762426759enzymea type of protein or RNA molecule that speeds up metabolic reactions in plants and animals without permanately changed or destroyed11
7762429858substratea part, a substance, or element that lies beneath and supports another part, substance, or element12
7762429859active sitethe site on an enzyme that attaches to a substrate13
7762433988lipida large, non polar molecule , including fats and steriods; store energy and make up cell membrane.14
7762434019fatty acidan organic acid that is contained in lipids, such as fats and oils15
7762440664phospholipida lipid that contains a phosphorus and is a structural in cell membranes16
7762442745triglyceridelipid made out of three fatty molecules and one glycerol molecule.17
7762445479nucleic acidan organic compound, RNA or DNA, whose molecules are made up of one or more chains of nucleotides and carry genetic information.18
7762450010nucleotidea nucleic acid chain, a sub-unit that consists of a sugar, a phosphorus, and a nitrogenous base.19
7762455647deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)the material the contains information of inherited traits.20
7762458482ribonucleic acid (RNA)a natural polymer that is present in all living cells and that plays a role in synthesis21
7762460740starchcreated by plants and used for energy as a chain of glucose22
7762460741glucoseis a carbohydrate that is a monosaccaride and makes lactose and sucrose.23
7762486169cellulosemany glucose molecules bonded together to create a strong structure, made by plants and used for structure. Cant digest24
7827254589Function of Carbohydrateprovides energy for all living things provides structure for living things25
7827274104Glycogencreated by animals, chain of glucose stored in liver or muscle of animal and used for energy in animals26
7827292696Chitinmany glucose molecules bonded together to create a strong structure. Made by animals and fungi and used for structure27
7827315147Protein Functions1. Form Structure- like muscles, tendons, and bone 2. Enzymes- biological catalysts that controls the rate of chemical reactions in organism 3. Hormones- regulate cell communication 4. Antibodies- provide immune response 5. Hemoglobin- protein in red blood cells that carry oxygen28
7827362223~Proteins do not provide energy, carbohydrates do~29
7827367539Lipid Monomercalled a fatty acid, which have 2 types called saturated and unsaturated30
7827378475Saturated Fatty Acidfull of hydrogen.31
7827385917Unsaturated Fatty AcidNot full of hydrogen and can bend32
7827393208Lipid PolymerTryglyceride is 3 fatty acid bonded to a glycerol33
7827415054Chemical structure of ProteinsCarbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen34
7827419831Protein MonomerAmino acid35
7827423743Protein PolymerPolypeptide chain (many amino acids) ~Polypeptide chains combine and fold into varius protein molecules~36
7827440776Nucleic Acid Functionstores and transmit genetic information37
7827457655Nucleic Acid Chemical StructureCarbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus38
7827471922Nucleic Acid MonomerNucleotide They are made of 3 parts, a 5 carbon sugar, a phosphate group, a nitrogenous base.39
7827497096Nucleic Acid PolymerDNA of RNA40
7827496569Nucleic Acid Polymer41

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