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7775275579Monosaccharidesingle sugar acts as a building block of carbohydrates0
7775275580Fatty Acid TailsComposed of a carbon backbone, and hydrophobic1
7775275581DeoxyriboseThe sugar found in DNA2
7775275584Lipidcholesterol, cell membrane, blubber, long term energy storage3
7775275585Carbohydratemakes up the cell wall of a plant and fungus, stores energy in plants as glucose, and stores energy in humans as glycogen4
7775275586PolysaccharideComplex carbohydrate composed of many monosaccharides5
7775275587Proteinbuilds everything about you, including cell parts, hair, skin, and nails. They can even act as a pump in the cell membrane to move substances in and out of the cell!6
7775275588Amino AcidsThe building block of proteins7
7775275590NucleotidesA single unit that makes up DNA and RNA8
7775275591Atomsmallest unit of matter9
7775275597Polymera large structure made of many single units10
7775275598Monomersingle units that build together to make polymers11
7775275599Dehydration synthesisthe removal of a water molecule in order to bond monomers12
7775275600Hydrolysisthe use of water to break apart polymers13
7775508281Saturated FatSaturated fats are found in food such as butter14

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