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| small unit that can join together with other small units to form polymers |
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| large compound formed from combinations of many monomers |
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| compound made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms; major source of energy for the human body |
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| large macromolecule formed from monosaccharides |
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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 contains the sugar ribose |
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| Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) |
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| nucleic acid that contains the sugar deoxyribose |
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| macromolecule that contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen; needed by the body for growth and repair and to make up enzymes |
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| compound with an amino group (−NH2) on one end and a carboxyl group (−COOH) on the other end |
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| process that changes one set of chemicals into another set of chemicals |
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| element or compound that enters into a chemical reaction |
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| element or compound produced by a chemical reaction |
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| energy needed to get a reaction started |
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| substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction |
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| protein that acts as a biological catalyst |
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| reactant of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction |
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