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| The process of breaking down a polymer |
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| The process of monomers combining to become a polymer |
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| Small, simple molecules used to build carbon compounds |
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| A molecule that consists of repeated, linked units |
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| Compounds made primarily of carbon atoms |
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| A bond formed when two atoms share one pair of electrons |
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| Clusters of atoms in organic compounds |
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An organic compound composed of adenosine (an adenine ring and a ribose sugar) and three phosphate groups
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| Organic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen |
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| A monomer of a carbohydrate |
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| Two monosaccharides combined after a condensation reaction to form a double sugar |
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| A complex molecule composed of three or more monosaccharides |
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| Organic compounds composed mainly of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen |
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| After two amino acids go through a peptide bond, they form into this. |
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| If three or more amino acids form a chain after bonding, this is what they become |
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| Special proteins that affect the rate of chemical reactions; enzymes are catalysts used in digestion and synthesis |
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| Substrate is a molecule upon which an enzyme acts. Enzymes catalyze chemical reactions involving the substrate(s). In the case of a single substrate, the substrate bonds with the enzyme active site, and an enzyme-substrate complex is formed. |
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| Large, nonpolar organic molecules |
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| Unbranched carbon chains that make up most lipids |
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| A lipid composed of three molecules of a fatty acid joined to one molecule of the alcohol glycerol |
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| A lipid that has two, rather than three fatty acids attached to a molecule of glycerol |
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| A type of structural lipid consisting of a long fatty-acid chain joined to a long alcohol chain |
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| Lipid composed of four fused carbon rings with various functional groups attached to them |
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| Very large and complex organic molecules that store and transfer inportant information in the cell |
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| Contains information that determines the characteristics of an organism and directs its cell activities |
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| Stores and transfers information from DNA that is essential for the manufacturing of proteins |
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| A monomer of nucleic acids that is made up of three components: a phosphate group, a five carbon sugar and a ring-shaped nitrogenous base |
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