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WAITE Ch. 8-4
Life with Carbon Vocab
Term | Definition |
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monomer | A molecule that makes up the links in a polymer chain. Mono = single |
polymer | a large molecule made up of smaller molecules, called monomers, linked together. poly = many |
carbohydrate | an energy-rich organic compound made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. |
glucose | a monomer of complex carbohydrates. |
lipid | an energy-rich organic compound made of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen, that includes fats, oils, and wax. |
nucleic acid | a very large organic compound made of carbon, hydrogen, lipid, nitrogen, and phosphorus. examples are DNA and RNA |
DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid - a type of nucleic acid |
RNA | ribonucleic acid - a type of nucleic acid |
nucleotide | a monomer of nucleic acids |
protein | an organic compound that is a polymer of many amino acids. |
amino acid | a monomer of protein |