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Biomolecule Vocab
Key words in biomolecule unit
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mono | one |
| Di | two |
| Poly | many |
| saccharide | sugar |
| ose | sugar |
| monomer | basic building block of polymers |
| polymer | larger unit made of repeating smaller units |
| carbohydrate | biomolecule that provides energy |
| lipid | biomolecule that stores energy and make cell membrane |
| protein | biomolecule used to build structures in the body |
| nucleic acid | biomolecule that saves instructions for making proteins in the genetic code |