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6288440811monomera simple compound whose molecules can join together to form dimers or polymers0
6288440812polymerlarge compound formed from combinations of many monomers1
6288440813carbohydrateorganic compound made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a 1:2:1 ratio; used for energy or structural support2
6288440814lipidorganic compound made of carbon, hydrogen & relatively few oxygen used for energy storage; include fats, oils, steroids, waxes and other nonpolar substances3
6288440815Proteinorganic compound that contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur; perform many functions including growth, repair and catalysis4
6288440816amino acidmonomer of a protein contains an amine group (NH2) and a carboxyl group (COOH)5
6288440817hydrolysisprocess by which organic polymers break into monomers by the addition of a H+ and an OH- (a molecule of water)6
6288440818enzymeprotein that acts as a catalyst and speeds up chemical reactions in the cell7
6288440819Isomermolecule with same chemical formula, but different structure and properties8
6288440820Hydrogen Bondweak, noncovalent attraction between a hydrogen atom and an electronegetive atom (O, N, F)9
6288440821Covalent Bondbonding pairs that shares electrons equally10
6288440822Polar Covalent BondBonding pairs that share electrons unequally (as in water)11
6288440823BufferSolution that resist change in pH12
6288440824GlucoseSimple sugar that is component of carbohydrates and is also an energy source for living organisms; C6H12O613
6288440825IonAtom or a molecule where total number of electrons is not equal to toal number of protons. It causes atom or molecule to have either positive or negative elctrical charge.14
6288440826Hydrocarbonssimplest organic compound that contains only carbon and hydrogen15
6288440827ATPAdenosine Triphosphate; energy molecule used to power cellular processes16
6288440828polar moleculeA molecule that has an unevenly distributed charge.17
6288440829aqueous solutionA solution in which water acts as a solvent18
6288440830hydrophilicsubstance that has an affinity for water19
6288440831hydrophobicsubstances that do not have affinity for water; nonionic or nonpolar compounds20
6288440832Valence ShellThe outer most shell of an atom that allows the cells to bond with one another. The first shell has a maximum of 2 and the rest have a maximum of 8 electrons.21
6288440833Dehydration synthesisoccurs when two monomers bond together through the loss of a water molecule.22
6288440834Functional GroupA group of atoms in an organic compound that contribute to the personality of the compound23
6288440835Monosaccharidescarbohydrate monomer, usually a sugar such as glucose24
6288440836Disaccharidescarbohydrate dimer, such as sucrose25
6288440837Polysaccharidescarbohydrate polymer, such as starch, glycogen, cellulose or chitin26
6288440838Acidsolution which contains more H+ ions than OH-; has a pH < 727
6288440839Basicsolution which contains more OH- ions than H+; has a pH > 728
6288440840Catalystsubstance that speeds up a chemical reaction, but is not changed during the reaction29
6288440841Glycogencarbohydrate polymer found in animals composed of bonded glucose molecules30
6288440842organic compoundCompound that contains carbon and hydrogen31
6288440843macromoleculesorganic polymer32
6288440844starchcarbohydrate polymer found in plants; composed of bonded glucose molecules33
6288440845CellulosePolysaccharide that makes up plant cell walls34
6288440846Chitinpolysaccharide that makes up the shells and exoskeletons of some animals and the cell walls of fungi35
6288440847fatty acidsubunit of triglycerides composed of long chains of carbon atoms with attached hydrogens36
6288440848phospholipidamphiphatic lipid that composes most of the cell membrane37
6288440849Steroidlipid made up of a carbon skeleton consisting of 4 fused rings38
6288440850Cholesterolimportant steroid found in animal cell membranes39
6288440851nucleic acidorganic compounds consisting of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and phosphorus which store and transmit genetic information40

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