| Term | Definition |
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carbonhydrates |
carbon hydrogen oxygen |
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monosaccharides |
monomer carbonhydrate |
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glucose |
monosaccharide monomer carbonhydrate C6H12O6 |
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polysaccharides |
polymer monosaccharide carbonhydrate |
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cellulose, starch |
polymer monosaccharide carbonhydrate plant |
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glycogen |
polymer monosaccharide carbonhydrate animal |
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function-fiber/structure of cell wall, energy, stored energy in liver and muscles |
carbonhydrate |
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amino acid |
monomer protein |
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polypeptide chain |
polymer amino acid protein |
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function-structure, most enzymes |
protein |
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nucleotide |
monomer nucleic acid |
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nucleotide structure |
nitrogen base sugar phosphate group |
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DNA, RNA |
polymer nucleotide nucleic acid |
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function- genetic information, protein synthesis |
nucleic acid |
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fatty acids |
monomer lipid |
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saturated fat |
no double bonds between carbon atoms |
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unsaturated fat |
double bonds between carbon atoms |
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triglycerides* |
polymer fatty acid lipid 3 fatty acids and a glycerol |
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phospholipids* |
polymer fatty acid lipid polar head non polar tail |
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sterols* |
polymer fatty acid lipid 4 fused rings |
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functions- energy for animals, part of plasma membrane, hormones, cell membrane, waterproof plants |
lipid |