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| small unit that can join together with other small units to form polymers |
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| formed when monomers join together |
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| compounds made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms, main source of energy for living things |
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| formed from monosaccharides |
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| made mostly from carbon and hydrogen atoms, used to store energy or parts of biological membranes and waterproof coverings |
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| macromolecules containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and phosphorus, transmit hereditary information |
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| individual monomers that form nucleic acids |
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| deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) |
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| a nucleic acid that contains deoxyribose |
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| a nucleic acid that contains ribose |
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| macromolecules that contain nitrogen as well as carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, make up some bones and tissues |
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| proteins are polymers of these molecules |
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| a process that changes, or transforms, one set of chemicals into another |
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| the elements or compounds that enter into a chemical reaction |
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| the elements or compounds produced by a chemical reaction |
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| the energy that is need to get a reaction started |
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| a substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction |
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| a protein that acts as a biological catalyst |
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| the reactants of enzyme-catalyzed reactions |
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