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Elements
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Any substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances.
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Compounds
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Compounds form when two or more elements combine chemically.
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Carbohydrates
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Energy rich organic compounds made of the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
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Lipids
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Are compounds that are made mostly of carbon and hydrogen and some oxygen.
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Proteins
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Proteins are large organic molecules made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and in some cases sulfur.
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Enzymes
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Enzymes speed up chemical reactions in living things.
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Nucleic acids
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Are very long organic molecules.
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DNA
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DNA Is a genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed down from parent to offspring.
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Double Helix
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The shape of a DNA molecule is described as a Double Helix.
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