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7323945727Monomersmall unit that can join together with other small units to form polymers0
7323949784Polymerlarge compound formed from combinations of many monomers1
7323952806Carbohydratecompound made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms; major source of energy for the human body2
7323958183monosaccharidesingle sugar molecule3
7323960542polysaccharidelarge macromolecules formed from monosaccharides4
7323965812lipidmacromolecule made mainly from carbon and hydrogen atoms; includes fats, oils, and waxes5
7323971799Nucleic Acidmacromolecule containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and phosphorus6
7323975685Nucleotidemonomer of nucleic acids made up of a 5 carbon sugar, a phosphate group and a nitrogenous base7
7323979781proteinmacromolecule that contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, needed by the body for growth and repair and to make up enzymes8
7323984826amino acidcompound with an amino group on one end and a carboxyl group on the other end9
7323988230chemical reactionprocess that changes one set of chemicals into another set of chemicals10
7323990542reactantelement or compound that enters into a chemical reaction11
7323995496productelement or compound produced by a chemical reaction12
7323997062activation energyenergy needed to get a reaction started13
7323999163catalystsubstance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction14
7324003638enzymeprotein that acts as a biological catalyst15
7324005482substratereactant of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction16

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