7.6C Molecules used in Digestion
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| Molecule | The simplest unit of a chemical compound that can exist, formed when two or more atoms join together chemically; a group of atoms bonded together.
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| Large Molecule | Molecules made up of many atoms bonded together.
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| Proteins | Biomolecules made of amino acids that perform biological functions; needed to build and repair body structures, and to regulate processes in the body.
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| Amino Acids | The molecular and organic building blocks of proteins.
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| Lipids (Fat) | One of the nutrient-providing components of food; used as an energy source in the body, and found in butter, oils, nuts, meat, fish, and some dairy products.
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| Fatty Acids | A carbon-based molecule that can store large amounts of energy; building blocks of lipids.
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| Carbohydrates | Biomolecules made of oxygen, hydrogen, & carbon that organisms use for structural support & energy storage; can be broken down into simple sugars.
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| Sugars (Glucose) | A simple molecule with stored chemical energy; product of photosynthesis & building blocks of the carbohydrates in our bodies & in the food we eat.
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| Fiber | Tough, stringy structures in plants that the human body cannot digest or break down, making them pass unchanged through the digestive system.
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| Enzymes | Biomolecules that speed up specific chemical reactions; functional proteins with names usually end in "-ase."
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