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macromolecule
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are large molecules that are formed by joining smaller organic molecules together
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polymer
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are molecules made from repeating units of identical or nearly identical compounds called monomers that are linked together by a series of covalent bonds
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carbohydrate
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compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and, oxygen in a ratio of one oxygen into hydrogen atoms for each carbon atom.
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lipid
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molecules made mostly of carbon and hydrogen that make up the fats, oils, and Waxes
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protein
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compounds made of small carbon compounds called amino acids
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Amino acid |
small compounds are made of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen, and, sometimes sulfur.
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Nucleic acid |
complex macromolecules that store and transmit genetic information
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nucleotide
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nucleic acids are made of smaller repeating subunits
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