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Photosynthesis
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Process by which plans use sunlight to fuel a chemical reaction that combines carbon and water into glucose which is then stored in their cells
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Carbohydrate
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one of the 3 macronutrients, a compound made up of carbon,hydrogen,and oxygen. It is derived from plants
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Glucose
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The most abundant sugar molecule; a monsacharide generally found in combination w/other sugars. The preferred source of energy for the brain and an import source of enrgy for all cells.
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Monosacharide
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The simplest of all carbs; conisists of one sugar molecule the most common form of which is glucose
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Diascharide
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A carb compound consisiting of 2 sugar molecules joined together
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Polysacharide
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A complex carb consising of long chains of glucose
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