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Properties of water
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Excellent solvent, high heat capacity, strong cohesion and surface tension, and strong adhesion
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Carbon
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Chemical element with the atomic number 6 and occurs in all organic life
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Monomers
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A small molecule that may become chemically bonded to other monomers to form a polymer
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Polymers
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Molecules consisting of structural units and a large number of repeating units connected by covalent bonds
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Fuctional groups
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Specific groups of atoms within molecules that are responsible for the chemical reactiosn in those molecules
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Fuction of carbohydrates
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Store energy and for structure
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Groups of carbohydrates
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Sugars, starch, glycogen, cellulose, and chitin
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Fuction of proteins
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For structure, transport, defense, and enzymes
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Structure of proteins
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Made of amino acids, peptide bonds, 1°,2°,3°,4°
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Fuction of lipids
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Energy storage, structure, hormones
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Groups of lipids
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Triglycerides(fats, saturated and unsaturated), phospholipids, steroids (cholesterol, sex hormones)
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