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| Small unit that can join together with the other units to form a polymer. |
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| Large Compund formed from a combination of many monomers. |
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| Compound made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms; major source of energy of the human body. |
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| Large molecule formed from monosaccharide |
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| Macromolecule made mainly from carbon and hydrogen atoms; includes fats, oils, and waxes |
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| Macromolecule containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and phosphorus |
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| Monomer of nucleic acids made up of a 5 carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base |
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| Single- stranded nucleic acid that contain the sugar ribose |
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| Deoxyyribonucleic Acid (DNA) |
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| Double- stranded nucleic acid that contain the sugar deoxyribose |
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| Macromolecule that contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen; needed by the body for growth and repairs and to make up enzymes |
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| Compund with an amino group (NH2) on one end and a carboxyl group (COOH) on the other end; the monomer of proteins. |
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| A process occuring by adding a water molecule to the macromolecule to break into its monomers. |
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| Dehydration Synthesis (Polymerization meands the same thing, but you must know that term ^^^) |
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| A process by which large molecules are formed; a water molecule is formed fro this process. |
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