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1
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molecules of life

A

biomolecules

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2
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long chain of molecule consisting of identical building blocks linked by covalent bonds

A

polymer

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repeating units that serve as the building blocks of a polymer

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monomers

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sugar or polymers of sugar; fuel for activities, structure & support, cell to cell recognition & storage

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carbohydrates

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5
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family of compounds insoluble in water; function as: storage(fats), barrier(plasma membrane), hormones(steroids)& thermoeegulation

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lipids

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6
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polymer/ chain amino acids bound by peptide

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protein

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7
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polymer of mny nucleotide monomers; serves as the blueprint for protein synthesis

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nucleic acid

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diube helix in structure w/ nucleotide bases, adenine(A),guanine(G), thymine(T), & cystosine(C)
- C pairs w/G , A pairs w/ T

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DNA

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single strand in structure w/ nucleotide bases A,G,C and Uracil (U) instead of T; different forms:

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RNA

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