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| made primarily of carbon atoms |
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| do not usually contain carbon atoms |
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| clusters of atoms in organic compounds |
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| small, simple molecules of carbon compounds |
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| a molecule that consists of repeated, linked units |
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| the chemical reaction by which monomers link to form polymers |
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| a reaction in which water is used to break down a polymer |
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| adenosine triphosphate (ATP) |
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| a compound that provides energy to cells |
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| organic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of about one carbon atom to two hydrogen atoms to one oxygen atom |
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| a monomer of a carbohydrate |
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| formed when two monosaccharides combine in a condensation reaction |
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| the complex molecule composed of three or more monosaccharides |
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| organic molecules composed mainly of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen |
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| two amino acids covalently bonded |
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| long chains of amino acids |
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| RNA or protein molecules that act as biological catalysts |
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| the reactant being catalyzed in an enzyme reaction |
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| large, nonpolar organic molecules that do not dissolve in water |
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| composed of three molecules of fatty acids joined to one molecule of alcohol glycerol |
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| unbranched carbon chains that make up most lipids |
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| two fatty acids attached to a molecule of glycerol |
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| a type of structural lipid consisting of a long fatty-acid chain joined to a long alcohol chain |
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| molecules composed of four fused carbon rings with various functional groups attached to them |
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| large and complex organic molecules that store and transfer important information in the cell |
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| deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) |
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| contains information that determines the characteristics of an organism and directs its cell activities |
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| stores and transfers information from DNA that is essential to the manufacturing of proteins |
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| linked monomers that make up polymers made of three main components: a phosphate group, a five-carbon sugar, and a ring-shaped nitrogenous base |
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