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| monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides |
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| a simple sugar with a 1:2:1 ratio of C, H, and O. |
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| a double sugar; two monosaccharides. |
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| 3 or more monosaccharides. |
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| organic compounds containing mainly CHON. |
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| monomers of proteins (units that make up proteins). |
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| a covalent bond between amino acids. |
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| long chain of amino acids. |
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| RNA or protein that acts as a catalyst. |
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| molecule on which an enzyme acts. |
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| large, nonpolar organic molecules. |
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| unbranched carbon chains that make up lipids. |
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| a liquid having two fatty acid chains and a phosphate. |
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| a lipid with a long fatty-acid chain and a long alcohol chain. |
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| contains 4 carbon rings with various functional groups attached. |
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| organic molecule group that stores and transfers genetic information. |
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| Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) |
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| contains information for cell activities or to determine characteristics of an organism. |
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| a molecule that stores and transfers information from DNA necessary in the formation of proteins. |
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| a phosphate joined to a 5-carbon sugar joined to a nitrogen base. |
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| most matter in living organisms; made mainly of C atoms. |
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| clusters of atoms that affect the characteristics of a molecule. |
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| small, simple carbon compounds. |
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| molecule made of repeating units. |
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| the linkage of monomers into a polymer with a release of water. |
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| the breakdown of a molecule using water. |
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