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compounds that contain Carbon atoms
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organic
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compounds that son't contain Carbon atoms
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Inorganic
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main elements found in living things
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Carbon, Hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen
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inorganic compounds found in living things
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water, carbon dioxide, calcium phosphate, salts
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what bonds can carbon form that are strong and stable
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covalent
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carbon can also form what?
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long chains or rings
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Macromolecules are also called what?
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polymers
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Macromolecules are made up of smaller building blocks called what?
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monomers
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examples of macromolecules
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carbs
proteins lipids nucleic acids |
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dehydration synthesis is also called what
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condensation reaction
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the process by which large compounds are formed by joining two smaller ones
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polymerization
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how are macromolecules separated
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by adding water to them
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what are examples of carbs, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids
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carbs-sugars and starches
lipids-fats and oils proteins-enzymes and hormones nucleic acids-DNA and RNA |
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carbohydrates are composed of?
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carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atos
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the simplest carbs are
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monosacharides
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the most common polysaccharide is
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starch
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lipids are composed of
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carbon, oxygen, hydrogen
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lipids will not dissolve in what
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water
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functions of lipids
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store energy
protect against heat loss protect against physical shock protect against water loss |
