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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Organic compound | the main chemical components of living organisms |
| Macromolecule | Living things are made of very big molecules and these molecules are called macromolecules because macro means large |
| Monomer | our body comes with smaller molecules, the building block of the organic molecules from the food we eat |
| Polymer | a large molecule made of many smaller, repeating chemical units called monomers linked together in long chains |
| Carbohydrate | a class of molecules composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen |
| Monosaccharide | the most basic carbohydrates are simple sugars, such as glucose, and are known as.... |
| Disaccharide | a type of sugar molecule made up of two simple sugar units (monosaccharides) joined together |
| Lipid | molecules such as fats, oils, and waxes. the main structural component of cell membranes of all organisms. |
| Phospholipid | makes up the protective outer membrane of all cells |
| Protein | an essential macronutrient made of amino acid chains that builds and repairs tissues, powers chemical reactions, and supports immune function |
| Amino Acid | composed of five elements: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and sometimes sulfur |
| Enzyme | bio catalysts that speed up chemical reactions by breaking down molecules, and synthesizing new ones |
| Nucleic AcidNucleotide | basic building blocks (monomers) that link together to form long chains called nucleic acids |
| Nucleotide | the basic building block, or monomer, of nucleic acids like DNA and RNA |