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| Compund composed of only hydrogen and carbon. |
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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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| The groups of atoms that usually participate in chemical reactions. |
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| "Water-loving"; polar molecules that are soluble in water. |
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| Hydrogen atom bounded to an oxygen atom, which is in turn bonded to the carbon skeleton of a molecule. |
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| Carbon atom linked by a double bond to an oxygen atom. |
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| Carbon double-bonded to an oxygen and also bonded to a hydroxyl group. |
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| Composed of a nitrogen atom bonded to two hydrogen atoms. |
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| Organic compounds with an amino group. |
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| Consists of a phosphorous atom bonded to 4 oxygen atoms. |
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| Giant molecule in a living organism: protein, carbohydrate, lipid, or nucleic acid. |
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| Large molecule consisting of many identical or similar molecular unis covalently joined together in a chain. |
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| Units that serve as the building blocks of polymers. |
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| Reaction that remotes a molecule of water. |
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| An essential part of digestion. |
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| Refers to a class of molecules ranging from the small sugar molecules in soft drinks to large polysaccharides. |
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| Carbohydrate monomers (single unit sugars) |
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| Sugar molecule consisting of 2 monosaccharides linked by a dehydration reaction. |
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| Polymers of monosaccharides linked together by dehydration reactions. |
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| Storage polysaccharide in the roots and tissues of plants, consisting entirely of glucose monomers. |
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| Excess sugar stored by amimals in the form of another glucose polysaccharide. |
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| Most abundant organic compound on Earth. |
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| "Water-fearing"; nonpolar molecules that don't dissolve in water. |
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| Large lipid made from 2 kinds of smaller molecules. |
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| 3 fatty acids in a fat, often as different kinds. |
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| Fatty acids and fats with double bonds |
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| Fats with the maximum number of hydrogens. |
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| Major component of cell membranes. |
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| Consist of one fatty acid linked to an alcohol. |
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| Lipids whose carbon skeleton is bent to form 4 fused rings. |
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| Synthetic variants of testosterone. |
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| Polymer constructed from amino acid monomers. |
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| Chemical catalyst that speed and regulate virtually all chemical reactions in cells. |
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| Organic molecules containing a carboxyl groupand an amino group, serves as the monomers of proteins. |
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| Covalent linkage between 2 amino acid units in a polypeptide |
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| Polypeptides unravel losing their specific shape and function. |
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| Unique sequence of amino acids in a protein. |
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