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macromolecules
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| organic compounds | the main chemicals of living organisms built around the element carbon |
| macromolecule | larger molecules that make up living things |
| monomer | smaller molecules that make up macromolecules |
| carbohydrate | a class of macromolecules that contains carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms in a 1:2:1 ratio serve as a primary energy source for living things |
| monosaccharides | simple sugars such as glucose |
| disaccharides | two monosaccharide units joined together ex. sucrose, lactose |
| lipid | molecules like fats, oils, and waxes, composed of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen |
| phospholipid | make up the outer membrane of all cells |
| protein | a polymer made of amino acids, composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen |
| amino acid | composed of an amine group, carboxyl group, and a side chain group, twenty types exist |
| enzyme | biological catalysts thatt speed up chemical reactions |
| nucleic acid | biomolecule made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, usually stores information |
| nucleotide | three part unit that consists of a 5 carbon sugar, phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base |