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Unit 7 Lesson 10
What All Biomolecules Have in Common
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| amino acids | the building blocks of protein |
| disaccharide | a sugar made of 2 monosaccharides |
| enzymes | proteins that speed up chemical reactions |
| fatty acids | the building blocks of lipids |
| monosaccharide | a simple sugar made up of one sugar molecule |
| nucleic acid | a biomolecule that contains genetic material |
| nucleotides | the building blocks of nucleic acids |
| lipids | biomolecules that make up cell membranes, store energy, and act as chemical messengers in the body |
| polysaccharide | a sugar made of 3 or more monosaccharides |
| proteins | made of amino acids; used to build body tissue and perform the life functions of cells |
| starch | a polysaccharide made up of long strands of glucose molecules |