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organic compounds
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has backbone of carbon atoms arranged in chains or rings -- have hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and other atoms attached
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four classes of biomacromolecules
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Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, Nucleic Acids
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polypeptide chain
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3 or more amino acids connected by peptide bonds
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hemoglobin -- biomacromolecule?
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protein -- oxygen transporter
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cutin -- biomacromolecule?
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lipid -- a basic waxy substance of plant cuticles
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glucose -- biomacromolecule?
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carbohydrate -- monosaccharide simple sugar, main energy source of most organisms
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structure levels of proteins
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Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary
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basic subunit of a protein
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amino acid
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