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polymer
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large molecule formed by bonding many smaller molecules together
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isomer
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compounds with the same formula but a different 3-dimensional arrangement of the atoms
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carbohydrate
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organic compound used by cells to store and release energy
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monosaccharide
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a simple sugar
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disaccharide
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two sugar carbohydrates formed by linking two monosaccharide molecules
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starch
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polysaccharide consisting of highly branched chains of glucose units used as food storage in plants
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glycogen
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polysaccharide with very highly branched chains of glucose units
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cellulose
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polysaccharide made of glucose units hooked together
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lipid
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organic compounds commonly called fats and oils
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protein
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complex polymer essential to all life composed of amino acids
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amino acid
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basic building blocks of protein molecules
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peptide bond
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covalent bond linking amino acids
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enzyme
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proteins that accelerate chemical reactions but do not hange themselves in the reaction
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necleotide
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subunits of nucleic acid formed from a simple sugar, a nitrogen base and a phosphate ribosomes
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RNA
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ribonucleic acid
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DNA
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deoxyribonucleic acid
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nucleic acid
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complex macromolecule
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