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organic compounds
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compounds that contain carbon
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carbohydrates
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include both sugars and starches
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organic molecules
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carbs, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids
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monosccharide
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a single sugar (ex. glucose, fructose)
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disaccharides
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two monosaccharides (single sugars:glucose/fructose) joined together (ex. sucrose)
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polysaccharide
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more than two monosaccharides linked together (ex. starch, cellulose and chitin)
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starch
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the form by which plants store excess carbohydrate energy (potatoe)
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glycogen
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the form by which animals store extra carbohydrates
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cellulose
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structural support: makes up the cell wall in plant cells
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proteins
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all proteins have nitrogen (proteiN) amino acids: building blocks
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Lipid types
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fats, phospholipids, steroids, waxes
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Nucleic acids
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nucleoides are the building blocks of nuleic acids each has a phosphate group, a sugar, and a nitrogenou base (contains: Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine)
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Monomer
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one part
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Polymer
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many parts
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Enzymes
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promote chemical reactions
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