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What is heterogeneous? |
Composed of different types |
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What is an inorganic compound? |
Compounds which do not contain carbon, or if they do, they do not also contain hydrogen |
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What is a macromolecule? |
Molecules consisting of large number of atoms |
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What is a metabolic process? |
All the chemical reactions which occurs in cells |
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What is monosaccharide? |
A sweet-tasting molecule consisting of a single unit |
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What is a nucleic acid? |
A kind of acid abundant in the nuclei of cells; includes DNA and RNA |
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What is an organic compound? |
Compounds which contains carbon and usually hydrogen |
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What is a polymer? |
Molecules consisting of chains of repeating units |
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What is a polysaccharide? |
A chain of sweet-tasting molecules |
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What is respiration? |
The chemical breakdown of organic molecules with the release of energy; occurs inside cells |