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Unit 1 Topic 3 Marom
Unit 1 Topic 3 Vocab Maromolecules
| Organic compound | Organic compounds are chemical molecules that contain carbon atoms usually bonded to hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, or other elements |
| Macromolecule | A macromolecule is a very large molecule made up of thousands of smaller atoms or repeating subunits linked together |
| Monomer | A monomer is a small molecule that can chemically bond with other similar or identical molecules to form a larger chain or network called a polymer. |
| Polymer | A polymer is a large molecule made of many smaller, repeating structural units called monomers linked together in long chains. |
| Carbohydrate | A carbohydrate is a biomolecule made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that serves as a primary source of energy for living organisms. |
| Monosaccharide | A monosaccharide is the simplest form of a carbohydrate, commonly known as a simple sugar, which cannot be broken down into smaller sugar units. |
| Lipid | A lipid is a fatty, oily, or waxy organic compound that does not dissolve in wate |
| Phospholipid | A phospholipid is a type of lipid molecule that builds the outer layer of all living cells |
| Protein | Protein is an essential macronutrient made of amino acids that builds and repairs tissues, powers chemical reactions, and supports immune function in the body |
| Amino Acid | Amino acids are organic molecules that serve as the fundamental building blocks of proteins. |
| Enzyme | An enzyme is a biological catalyst—usually a complex protein—that speeds up specific chemical reactions in living organisms without being permanently changed in the process. |
| Nucleic Acid | Nucleic acids are large, naturally occurring biomolecules—specifically Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and Ribonucleic acid (RNA)—that store and transmit genetic information and direct protein synthesis in all living cells |
| Nucleotide | A nucleotide is the basic building block, or monomer, of nucleic acids like DNA and RNA. |
| disaccharide | A disaccharide is a type of carbohydrate formed when two simple sugars, or monosaccharides, join together. |