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polymer
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molecule made up of many small organic molecules linked with covalent bonds to form a long chain
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monomers
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the small organic molecules that link together to form polymers
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polymerization
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when monomers are bonded together in a chemical reaction
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protein
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polymer that consists of a chain of individual amino acids linked together
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essential amino acids
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must come from the food we eat
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carbohydrate
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organic compound that consists of only carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
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3 groups of carbs
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-sugars
-starches -cellulose |
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sugars
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carbs containing 5, 6 or 7 carbon atoms arranged in a ring
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2 common sugars
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fructose
glucose |
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Glucose is a _______ ring
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six-carbon
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starches
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polymers of glucose monomers in which hundreds or thousands of glucose molecules are joined together
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glycogen
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polymer that contains highly branched glucose units
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lipid
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organic compound that contains the same elements as carbs but in different proportions
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Lipids store ________.
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energy
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