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Biochemestry
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| organic compound | Any compound that contains the element carbon. |
| Macromolecule | Large molecule/compound made of many small molecules. |
| 4 organic macromolecules | Carbohydrate, lipid, protein, nucleic acid. |
| Monomer | One identical or almost identical compound that can be linked together. |
| Polymer | Large molecule mad by bonding many monomers together. |
| Carbohydrate | It gives energy for cells. |
| Protein | It makes body strutures and help body grow. |
| Lipid | it stores energy, stores and move vitamins and protects organism |
| Nucleic Acid | It holds all the instruction to make your body. |
| Monosacharide | It is the "Carbohydrate" monomer it has C,H,O in it. It's structure looks like a ring. |
| Amino acid | It is the "Protein" monomer it has C,H,O,N in it. It's structur looks like a branched chain. |
| Fatty acid | It is the lipid(fat) monomer it has C,H,O in it. It's structure looks like a chain. |
| Nucleotide | It is the "Nucleic acid" monomer it has C,H,O,N,P in it. It's structure looks like a double helix. |