biochemistry terms
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| What is a basic unit of proteins? | amino acids
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| What is a basic unit of saccharides? | monosaccharide
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| What is a primary function of lipid? | storage of energy
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| What is a basic unit of nucleic acids? | nucleotides
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| What nucleic acid is double-stranded? | DNA
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| What nucleic acid contains uracil? | RNA
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| What complex carbohydrate is found in potatoes? | starch
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| What element does any organic compound contain? | carbon
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| What is the simplest type of organic compound? | hydrocarbons
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| What are organic compounds that have the same formula but different structures and properties? | isomers
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| What is the chemical name of aspirin? | Acetylsalicylic acid (C9H8O4)
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| What simple sugar (monosaccharide) is the basic product of photosynthesis? | glucose
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| What organic macromolecule contains nitrogen? | protein
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| What organic macromolecule is responsible for genetic inheritance? | DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
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| What is a weak attractive force between water molecules? | hydrogen bond
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| What is a liquid that dissolves another substance? | solvent
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| What is a substance that easily dissolves in water? | hydrophilic
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| What organic macromolecule includes fat, oil, and wax? | lipid
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| What kind of scientist studies the chemistry of organic molecules? | biochemist
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| What is a compound of one carbon and two oxygen atoms? | carbon dioxide (CO2)
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| What process makes glucose from water and carbon dioxide in the presence of light? | photosynthesis
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