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3.1 Science Vocabulary

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Definition
Element   any substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler substance  
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Compund   Two or more elements combine chemically  
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Carbohydrate   energy rich organic compound made of the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen  
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Lipid   energy rich organic compound made of the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen  
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Protein   large organic molecules made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and in some cases, sulfur  
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Amino Acids   protein molecules are made up of smaller molecules  
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Enzyme   a type of protein that speeds up a chemical reaction in a living thing  
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Nucleic Acids   very long molecules made of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and phosphours  
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DNA   Deoxyribnucleic acid; genetic material that passes information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring  
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RNA   Ribonucleic acid; production of protein; found in the cytoplasm as well as the nucelus  
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