5978807489 | Amino Acid | Building blocks of protein | 0 | |
5978818567 | Covalent Bond | A chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule | 1 | |
5978820982 | Electron | A subatomic particle that has a negative charge | 2 | |
5978824820 | Hydrogen Bond | A type of weak chemical bond formed when the slightly positive hydrogen atom of a polar covalent bond in one molecule is attracted to the slightly negative atom of a polar covalent bond in another molecule. | 3 | |
5978827980 | Monosaccharide | A single sugar molecule such as glucose or fructose, the simplest type of sugar. | 4 | |
5978832181 | Protein | A three dimensional polymer made of monomers of amino acids. | 5 | |
5978836588 | Valence Electron | Electrons on the outermost energy level of an atom | 6 | |
5978843903 | Atomic Number | The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom | 7 | |
5978851525 | Dehydration Synthesis | A chemical reaction in which two molecules covalently bond to each other with the removal of a water molecule. | 8 | |
5978854926 | fatty acid | Building Blocks of Lipids | 9 | |
5978857403 | lipid | Energy-rich organic compounds, such as fats, oils, and waxes, that are made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. | 10 | |
5978861117 | Polysaccharide | Carbohydrates that are made up of more than two monosaccharides | 11 | |
5978863868 | Neutron | A subatomic particle that has no charge and that is found in the nucleus of an atom | 12 | |
5978867128 | Carbohydrate | Broken down to simple sugars | 13 | |
5978871990 | Disaccharide | A double sugar, consisting of two monosaccharides joined by dehydration synthesis. | 14 | |
5978873794 | Glycerol | A three-carbon alcohol to which fatty acids are covalently bonded to make fats and oils. | 15 | |
5978873954 | Macromolecule | A very large organic molecule composed of many smaller molecules | 16 | |
5978876499 | Proton | A subatomic particle that has a positive charge and that is found in the nucleus of an atom | 17 | |
5978878798 | Polypeptide | long chain of amino acids that makes proteins | 18 |
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