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MM Biol Ch3

Organic Molecules

QuestionAnswer
A sugar or starch that living things use for energy Carbohydrate
A chemical that stores large amounts of energy Fat
A molecule that contains hydrogen and carbon Hydrocarbon
A large macromolecule that stores important information in a cell Nucleic acid
A small molecular structure that can chemically bond to other monomers to form a polymer Monomer
A very large molecule made from simple proteins Polymer
A molecule that makes up proteins Amino acid
The process of joining monomers by removing a molecule of water Dehydration synthesis
The process of separating a polymer by adding water Hydrolysis
A carbohydrate made of one sugar Monosaccharide
A carbohydrate made of many sugars Polysaccharide
The repeating monomer in nucleic acid; consists of a nitrogen base, a sugar, and a phosphate group Nucleotide
A carbohydrate made of two sugars Disaccharide
Sugar found in fruit and honey Fructose
A monosaccharide used as a source of energy in animals and plants Glucose
Plants store glucose in this form Starch
Animals store glucose in this form Glycogen
A lipid containing 4 attached carbon rings Steroid
A covalent bond between two amino acids Peptide bond
Several amino acids joined to form a chain Polypeptide
A nucleic acid that works together with DNA to form proteins RNA
A macromolecule that is not soluble in water Lipid
The most complicated molecules in living things; made of amino acids Proteins
A long hydrocarbon with a carboxyl group at the end Fatty acid
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