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4907948670carbohydratesbiomolecule that provides quick energy and contains C, H, O, examples include starch and fructose0
4907950109example of carbohydratesstarch, glucose, fructose1
4907951075elements in carbohydratesonly C, H, O2
4907951076lipidsbiomolecule that includes fats, oils, waxes and steroids, has a 2:1 ratio of hydrogen to oxygen and is used to provide long term energy3
4907953534example of lipidssteroids, fats, waxes, oils4
4907954030proteinsexamples include enzymes, provide essential structure components of muscles, tissues and organs, includes the element sulfur, subunit is amino acid5
4907956260subunit of proteinamino acid6
4907956947example of proteinenzyme7
4907960586nucleic acidbiomolecule that contains information, includes phosphorus, examples are DNA and RNA, subunit of nucleotides8
4907962484subunit of nucleic acidsnucleotides9
4907963405function of carbohydratesquick energy source10
4907963797function of proteinsprovide structure to tissues, muscles and organs11
4907964429function of lipidslong term energy, insulation12
4907964898function of nucleic acidscarry information, code for proteins13
4907967011special element found in nucleic acidsphosphorus14
4907968919examples of nucleic acidsDNA, RNA15
4907968920hydrophobicrepels water, does not dissolve in water, water forms a "cage" around these molecules and will not dissolve16
4907972060example of hydrophobic substanceoil in water17
4907979239example of hydrophillicsugar dissolving in water18
4907979727hydrophilic substances willdissolve in water19
4907981727polarity/polar moleculemolecule with opposite charges20
4907982967example of a polar moleculewater21
4907984855unique properties of water- uses hydrogen bonds, high specific heat, cohesion, adhesion, capillary action22
4907985693cohesionwater sticks to itself23
4907986337example of cohesionwater sticking to itself to bubble up on the surface of a penny24
4907987474adhesionwater sticking to other substances25
4907987848example of adhesionwater sticking to a car window26
4907988313capillary actionwater rises on its own using cohesion and adhesion to rise in small tubes27
4907989384example of capillary actionwater getting to the tops of trees28
4907991322high specific heatwater changes temperature slowly, it resists changes in temperature29
4907992438three types of bondscovalent, ionic, hydrogen30
4907993034example of hydrogen bondswater bonding with other water molecules31
4907994514ionic bondsgive or take electrons from one element to another, between a metal and a non metal32
4907995180covalent bondsthe strongest of bonds, share electrons33
4907996440put three types of bonds in order from weakest to strongesthydrogen, ionic, covalent34

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