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| 4690237342 | Monomer | A molecule that can combine with others of the same kind to form a polymer. | 0 | |
| 4690237778 | Polymer | Any of various chemical compounds made of smaller, identical molecules (called monomers) linked together. | 1 | |
| 4690238518 | Polymerization | The bonding of two or more monomers to form a polymer. | 2 | |
| 4690239020 | Carbohydrate | any organic compound that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and that provides nutrients to the cells of living things | 3 | |
| 4690239652 | Monosaccharide | a simple sugar that is the basic subunit of a carbohydrate | 4 | |
| 4690240705 | Starch | A complex carbohydrate in which plants store energy | 5 | |
| 4690242484 | Protein | a molecule that is made up of amino acids and that is needed to build and repair body structures and to regulate processes in the body. | 6 | |
| 4690243295 | Enzyme | protein that acts as a biological catalyst | 7 | |
| 4690243613 | Lipid | large organic compounds made mostly of carbon and hydrogen with a small amount of oxygen; examples are fats, oils, waxes, and steroids; are insoluble in water and used by cells for energy storage, insulation, and protective coatings, such as in membranes | 8 | |
| 4690244015 | Nucleic Acid | a complex organic substance present in living cells, (DNA or RNA) whose molecules consist of many nucleotides linked in a long chain. | 9 | |
| 4690245309 | Nucleotide | The basic building block of nucleic acids, such as DNA and RNA. It is an organic compound made up of nitrogenous base, a sugar, and a phosphate group. | 10 | |
| 4690245989 | Synthesis | combining molecules to make something new | 11 | |
| 4690246755 | Digestion | taking molecules apart or breaking them down. | 12 | |
| 4690247716 | Substrate | The molecule that an enzyme is attaching to in the active site | 13 | |
| 4690248959 | Active Site | The part of an enzyme that binds to a substrate | 14 |
