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| non-carbon-based molecule |
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| organic molecule composed of only carbon and hydrogen atoms |
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| group of atoms within a molecule that interacts in predictable ways with other molecule |
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| small molecular unit that is the building block of a larger molecule |
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| long chain of small molecular units (monomers) |
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| organic compound made of sugar molecules |
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| sugar containing one sugar unit |
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| sugar containing two monosaccharide |
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| long polymer chain made up of simple sugar monomers |
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| polysaccharide in plant cells that consists entirely of glucose monomers |
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| polysaccharide in animal cells that consists of many glucose monomers |
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| polysaccharide consisting of glucose monomers that reinforces plant-cell walls |
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| one of a class of water-avoiding compounds |
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| organic compound consisting of a three-carbon backbone (glycerol) attached to three fatty acids |
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| fat in which all three fatty acid chains contain the maximum possible number of hydrogen atoms |
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| fat with less than the maximum number of hydrogens in one or more of its fatty acid chains |
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| lipid molecule with four fused carbon rings |
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| steroid molecule present in the plasma membranes of animal cells |
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| polymer constructed from a set of 20 amino acid monomers |
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| : monomer that makes up proteins; contains carboxyl and amino functional groups |
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| chain of linked amino acids |
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| loss of normal shape of a protein due to heat or other factor |
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| minimum amount of energy required to trigger a chemical reaction |
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| agent that speeds up chemical reactions |
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| specialized protein that catalyzes the chemical reactions of a cell |
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| specific reactant acted on by an enzyme |
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| region of an enzyme into which a particular substrate fits |
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