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4865756299Amino acidBuilding blocks of proteins.0
4865759750AmphipathicA molecule that has both a hydrophilic region and a hydrophobic region.1
4865759751CarbohydrateClass of energy giving nutrients that include starches, fibers and sugars.2
4865761552CarbonA colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration. It is naturally present in air (about 0.03 percent) and is absorbed by plants in photosynthesis.3
4865761553DenaturationIn proteins, a process in which a protein unravels and loses its native conformation, thereby becoming biologically inactive. In DNA, the separation of the two strands of the double helix.4
4865763517DisaccharideA double sugar, consisting of two monosaccharides joined by dehydration synthesis.5
4865765058Ester bondThe bond formed when fatty acid molecules are joined to glycerol molecules in condensation reactions.6
4865765059Fibrous proteinInsoluble proteins that serve in a protective or structural role; contain polypeptide chains that generally share a common secondary structure7
4865767210Globular proteinThese proteins are small spheres with little to no water inside. They have hydrophobic amino acids in the inside and hydrophilic R groups on the outside.8
4865769880Glycosydic bondA covalent bond formed between two monosaccarides by a dehydration reaction.9
4865771678Hydrogen bondA 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.10
4865771679IonAn atom or group of atoms that has a positive or negative charge.11
4865771680LipidEnergy-rich organic compounds, such as fats, oils, and waxes, that are made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.12
4865775081MacromoleculeA molecule containing a very large number of atoms, such as a protein, nucleic acid, or synthetic polymer.13
4865775082MonomerA simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers.14
4865777422MonosaccharideA single sugar molecule such as glucose or fructose, the simplest type of sugar.15
4865777423NitrogenThe most abundant gas in the atmosphere.16
4865780165Non-Polar moleculeElectrically neutral molecules with electrons shared evenly with atoms. results from electrons orbiting equally around both atoms.17
4865780166Nucleic AcidAny of various macromolecules composed of nucleotid chains that are vital constituents of all living cells18
4865781989NucleotideA building block of DNA, consisting of a five-carbon sugar covalently bonded to a nitrogenous base and a phosphate group.19
4865781990Organic moleculeA molecule containing carbon that is part of or produced by living systems.20
4865783819Peptide bondThe chemical bond that forms between the carboxyl group of one amino acid and the amino group of another amino acid.21
4865785391PhospholipidA class of lipid molecules in which a phosphate group is linked to glycerol and two fatty acetyl groups; a chief component of biological membranes.22
4865785392Polar moleculeMolecule with an unequal distribution of charge, resulting in the molecule having a positive end and a negative end.23
4865787387PolymerA long molecule consisting of many similar or identical building blocks linked by covalent bonds.24
4865787388ProteinAn organic compound that is made of one or more chains of amino acids and that is a principal component of all cells.25
4865789551WaterA liquid made of hydroden and oxygen.26

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