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14 Cards in this Set
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Carbohydrates |
One of the main types of nutrients. They are the most important source of energy for your body. |
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Lipids |
Molecules that contain hydrocarbons and make up the building blocks of the structure and function of living cells. |
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Nucleic Acids |
one of the two acids, DNA and RNA, that exist in the cells of all living things, allow organisms to transfer genetic information from one generation to the next. |
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Proteins |
Organic compounds that contain the element nitrogen as well as carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, they are long chains of amino acids. |
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Amino Acids |
Used in every cell of your body to build the proteins you need to survive. The "building blocks" of proteins. |
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Monosaccharides |
The simplest units of carbohydrates and the simplest form of sugar. |
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Disaccharides |
Are sugars or carbohydrates made by linking two monosaccharides. |
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Polysaccharide |
Any of a class of carbohydrates formed by repeating units linked together by glycosidic bonds. |
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Unsaturated Fats |
Any lipid (fat) which contains one or more carbon-carbon double bonds. |
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Saturated Fats |
A fatty acid with all potential hydrogen binding sites filled (totally hydrogenated fat). |
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Fatty Acid |
Long chain of covalently bonded carbon atoms with nonpolar bonds to hydrogen atoms all along the carbon chain with a carboxyl group attached to one end. |
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Nucleotide |
The basic building block of nucleic acids, such as DNA and RNA. It is an organic compound made up of nitrogenous base, a sugar, and a phosphate group. |
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Monomer |
A molecule (or compound) that consists of a single unit and can join with others in forming a dimer, trimer, or polymer. |
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Polymer |
A compound made up of several repeating units (monomers) or protomers. |
