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3.1 Vocabulary Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Element | any substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances |
| Compound | when tow or more elements combine chemically |
| Carbohydrate | an energy-rich organic compound made of the elements carbon, hydrogen and oxygen |
| Lipid | energy-rich organic compounds made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen |
| Protein | large organic molecules made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur |
| Amino Acid | molecules that make up proteins |
| Enzyme | type of protein that speeds up a chemical reaction in a living thing |
| Nucleic Acid | very long organic molecules made of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and phosphorus |
| DNA | genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parents to offspring |
| RNA | plays an important role in producing proteins |