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24 Cards in this Set
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Amino Acid
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Monomer that makes up proteins; contains carboxyl and amnio functional groups
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Carbohydrate
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Organic compound made of sugar molecules
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Cellulose
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Polysaccharide consisting of glucose monomers that reinforces plant-cell walls
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Cholesterol
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Steroid molecule present in the plasma membranes of animal cells
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Denaturation
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Loss of normal shape of a protein due to heat or other uses
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Disaccharide
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Sugar with two monosaccharides
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Fat
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Organic compound consisting of a three-carbon back-bone (glycerol) attached to three fatty acids
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Functional Group
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Group of atoms within a molecule that interacts in predictable ways with other molecules
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Glycogen
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Polysaccharide in animal cells that consists of many glucose monomers
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Hydrocarbon
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Organic molecule composed of only carbon and hydrogen atoms
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Hydrophilic
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Attracts water molecules
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Hydrophobic
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Avoids water molecules
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Inorganic molecule
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Non-carbon-based molecule
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Lipid
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One of a class of water-avoiding compounds
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Monomer
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Small molecular unit that is the building block of a larger molecule
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Monosaccharide
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Sugar containing one sugar unit
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Organic Molecule
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Carbon-based molecule
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Polymer
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Long chain of small molecular units (monomers)
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Polypeptide
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Chain of linked amino acids
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Polysaccharide
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Long polymer chain made up of simple sugar monomers
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Protein
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Polymer constructed from a set of 20 amino acid monomers
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Saturated Fat
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Fat in which all three fatty acid chains contain the maximum possible number of hydrogen atoms
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Starch
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Polysaccharide in plant cells that consists entirely of glucose monomers
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Steroid
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Lipid molecule with four fused carbon rings
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