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| six chemical groups important to the chemistry of life |
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| hydrogen atom bonded to an oxygen atom |
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| carbon atom double bonded to an oxygen atom |
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| a carbon double bonded to an oxygen and bonded to a hydroxyl group |
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| nitrogen bonded to two hydrogen |
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| phosphorous atom bonded to four exygen atoms |
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| carbon bonded to three hydrogen |
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| compounds composed of only carbon and hydrogen |
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| the chain of carbon atoms in an organic molecule |
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| compounds with the same formula but different structures |
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| a reaction removing a molecule of water to link monomers |
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| a reaction breaking bonds by adding water |
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| large molecules such as carbohydrates, lipids, protiens and nucleic acids |
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| small molecules joined into chains |
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| the building blocks of polymers |
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| class of molecules from small sugar molecules to large polysaccharides, such as starch |
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| diverse compounds that mix poorly with water |
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| a polymer made from amino acid monomers |
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