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unit 1 topic 3 vocab

TermDefinition
Organic compound chemical molecules that contain carbon atoms covalently bonded to hydrogen atoms
Macromolecule a very large molecule made up of thousands of smaller atoms connected together
Monomer a small, basic molecule that can chemically bond with other similar or identical molecules to create a larger structure called a polymer
Polymer a large molecule made of many smaller, repeating building blocks called monomers linked together by covalent bonds
Carbohydrate a biological macromolecule made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms
Monosaccharide a simple sugar that serves as the basic building block and simplest form of carbohydrates in biology.
Disaccharide a carbohydrate molecule formed when two simple sugars (monosaccharides) join together through a covalent bond
Lipid a diverse group of organic compounds in biology that are insoluble in water because they are hydrophobic or amphipathic
Phospholipid a type of lipid molecule that forms the primary building block of cell membranes
Protein large, complex molecules made up of long chains of amino acids that perform vital functions in all living cells
Amino Acid an organic molecule that serves as the fundamental building block of proteins
Enzyme a biological catalyst almost always a protein that speeds up chemical reactions in living organisms without being used up in the process
Nucleic Acid large biological molecules that store and pass on genetic information in all living cells and viruses
Nucleotide an organic molecule that serves as the basic structural building block and monomer of nucleic acids
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