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| 8480421753 | carbohydrates | compound made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms; major source of energy for the human body | 0 | |
| 8480424332 | lipids | nonpolar molecules that include fats, oils, and cholesterol | 1 | |
| 8480429246 | Proteins | Amino Acids | 2 | |
| 8480436567 | Monosaccharide | A single sugar molecule such as glucose or fructose, the simplest type of sugar. | 3 | |
| 8480441074 | Monomer | A simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers | 4 | |
| 8480441077 | polymer | A long molecule consisting of many similar or identical monomers linked together. | 5 | |
| 8480445065 | nucleic acids | DNA and RNA | 6 | |
| 8480446355 | glucose |  | 7 | |
| 8480448170 | lactose |  | 8 | |
| 8480449934 | Maltose |  | 9 | |
| 8480451352 | Sucrose |  | 10 | |
| 8480457637 | Triglyceride |  | 11 | |
| 8480462239 | Glycerol |  | 12 | |
| 8480470740 | Dehydration Synthesis | A chemical reaction in which two molecules are bonded together with the removal of a water molecule. | 13 | |
| 8480470743 | Hydrolysis |  | 14 | |
| 8480483297 | Positive Control | Group expected to have a positive result. | 15 | |
| 8480485683 | Negative Control | Control group where conditions produce a negative outcome. | 16 | |
| 8480487826 | Starch | A storage polysaccharide in plants consisting entirely of glucose. | 17 | |
| 8480490233 | Biuret's solution |  | 18 | |
| 8480497816 | Saturated | Fats with the maximum number of hydrogens. | 19 | |
| 8480500967 | Unsaturated | Fat with less than the maximum number of hydrogens in one or more of its fatty acid chains | 20 | |
| 8480506816 | Macromolecule | A very large organic molecule composed of many smaller molecules | 21 | |
| 8480509066 | Amino Acids | Building blocks of protein | 22 | |
| 8480511918 | Polysaccharide | Carbohydrates that are made up of more than two monosaccharides | 23 | |
| 8480511921 | Disaccharide | A double sugar, consisting of two monosaccharides joined by dehydration synthesis. | 24 | |
| 8480515487 | Galactose |  | 25 | |
| 8480518979 | Lactose | | 26 | |
| 8480556396 | Organic Compound | Compounds that contain carbon | 27 | |
| 8480564122 | Inorganic Compound | a compound that does not have both hydrogen and carbon | 28 | |
| 8480566669 | Cohesion | Attraction between molecules of the same substance | 29 | |
| 8480573800 | Adhesion | An attraction between molecules of different substances | 30 | |
| 8480576857 | Polarity | A lack of electrical symmetry in a molecule. Charge differences on opposite ends of a structure. | 31 | |
| 8480578339 | Solubility | A measure of how much solute can dissolve in a given solvent at a given temperature. | 32 | |
| 8628967966 | emulsification | physical process of breaking up large fat globules into smaller globules | 33 | |
| 8628967969 | enzyme | A type of protein that speeds up a chemical reaction in a living thing | 34 | |
| 8628971467 | pancreas | gland that secretes pancreatic juice into the duodenum, where it mixes with bile to digest food | 35 | |
| 8628971468 | dueodenum | Connected to the stomach by the pyloric sphincter; majority of absorption occurs here | 36 | |
| 8628973865 | stomach | large muscular sac that continues the mechanical and chemical digestion of food | 37 | |
| 8628977990 | Digestive system |  | 38 | |
| 8628981845 | active site | A pocket or groove on the surface of the enzyme. | 39 | |
| 8628981849 | small instestine | part of the digestive tract that functions as the primary site of nutrient absorption in monogastric | 40 | |
| 8628983937 | liver | produces bile | 41 | |
| 8628986815 | mechanical digestion | Part of digestion that uses movement and muscles to break down food | 42 | |
| 8628986819 | large intestine | Absorbs water and forms feces | 43 | |
| 8628992139 | amylose | unbranched starch | 44 | |
| 8628994698 | protease | enzyme that digests protein | 45 | |
| 8628994701 | absorption | The process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of the digestive system into the blood | 46 | |
| 8628996565 | lactose intolerance | the inability to completely digest the milk sugar lactose | 47 | |
| 8628999393 | steroid | lipid molecule with four fused carbon rings | 48 | |
| 8628999394 | pepsin | An enzyme present in gastric juice that begins the hydrolysis of proteins | 49 | |
| 8629003715 | quaternary structure | Results from two or more polypeptide subunits. | 50 | |
| 8629007488 | insulin | Hormone produced by the pancreas that helps to decrease blood sugar. | 51 | |
| 8629010753 | primary structure | sequence of amino acids | 52 | |
| 8629014803 | rectum | The last part of the digestive tract, through which stools are eliminated | 53 | |
| 8629014804 | anus | A muscular opening at the end of the rectum through which waste material is eliminated from the body | 54 | |
| 8629017429 | maltase | an enzyme that acts upon maltose and converts it into glucose | 55 | |
| 8629021332 | fatty acid chain | Make up saturated fat, carbon surrounded by hydrogens | 56 | |
| 8629021334 | chyme | Partially digested, semiliquid food mixed with digestive enzymes and acids in the stomach. | 57 | |
| 8629023279 | secondary structure | level of protein structure consisting of beta pleated sheets and alpha helices | 58 | |
| 8629030282 | protein folding | the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape | 59 | |
| 8629034660 | pancreatic juice | Alkaline mixture of water, enzymes, zymogens, sodium bicarbonate and other electrolytes | 60 | |
| 8629038589 | tertiary structure | the 3 dimensional shape that allows proteins to form a globular shape | 61 | |
| 8629045798 | Peptide bond | A bond that links amino acids together in a protein. | 62 | |
| 8629050359 | Iodine solution | Used to test for starch. Changes color from yellow-brown to blue-black if starch is present. | 63 | |
| 8629054928 | Fructose | Monosaccharide | 64 |
