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| any organic compound that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and that provides nutrients to the cells of living things |
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| a simple sugar that is the basic subunit of a carbohydrate |
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| a sugar formed from two monosaccharides |
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| one of the carbohydrates made up of long chains of simple sugars; polysaccharides include starch, cellulose, and glycogen |
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| an organic compound that is made of one or more chains of amino acids and that is a principal component of all cells |
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| any one of 20 different organic molecules that contain a carboxyl and an amino group and that combine to form proteins |
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| the chemical bond that forms between the carboxyl group of one amino acid and the amino group of another amino acid |
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| a long chain of several amino acids |
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| a type of protein that speeds up metabolic reactions in plant and animals without being permanently changed or destroyed |
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| a part, substance, or element that lies beneath and supports another part, substance, or element; the reactant in reactions catalyzed by enzymes |
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the site on an enzyme that attaches to a substrate |
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a type of biochemical that does not dissolve in water, including fats and steroids; lipids store energy and make up cell membranes |
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an organic acid that is contained in lipids, such as fats or oils |
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a lipid that contains phosphorus and that is a structural component in cell membranes |
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the phase of the moon during which the moon's sunlit area as seen from Earth is increasing; the phase after the new moon and before the full moon |
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a type of lipid that consists of four carbon rings to which various functional groups are attached and that usually has a physiological action |
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an organic compound, either RNA or DNA, whose molecules are made up of one or two chains of nucleotides and carry genetic information |
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| Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) |
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deoxyribonucleic acid, the material that contains the information that determines inherited characteristics |
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ribonucleic acid, a natural polymer that is present in all living cells and that plays a role in protein synthesis |
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in a nucleic-acid chain, a subunit that consists of a sugar, a phosphate, and a nitrogenous base |
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