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monomer small unit that can join together with other small units to form polymers
polymer large compound formed from combinations of many monomers
carbohydrate compound made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms; major source of energy for the human body
monosaccharide single sugar molecule
polysaccharide large macromolecule formed from monosaccharides
lipid macromolecule made mainly from carbon and hydrogen atoms; includes fats, oils, and waxes
nucleic acid macromolecule containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and phosphorus
nucleotide monomer of nucleic acids made up of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base
ribonucleic acid (RNA) single-stranded nucleic acid that contains the sugar ribose
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) nucleic acid that contains the sugar deoxyribose
protein macromolecule that contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen; needed by the body for growth and repair and to make up enzymes
amino acid compound with an amino group (−NH2) on one end and a carboxyl group (−COOH) on the other end
chemical reaction process that changes one set of chemicals into another set of chemicals
reactant element or compound that enters into a chemical reaction
product element or compound produced by a chemical reaction
activation energy energy needed to get a reaction started
catalyst substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction
enzyme protein that acts as a biological catalyst
substrate reactant of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction
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