Chapter 6 Vocab sec3 Flashcards

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A large molecule formed when many smaller molecules bond together

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Polymer

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Compounds that have the same chemical formula but different three dimensional structures -

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Isomers

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A bio molecule composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen without a ratio of about two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom for every carbon atom

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Carbohydrate

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Large biomolecules that are made mostly of carbon and hydrogen with a small amount of oxygen

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Lipid

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Large, complex polymer composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur

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Protein

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Basic building blocks of proteins

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Amino acid

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The covalent bond formed between two amino acids

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Peptide bond

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A protein that changes the rate of a chemical reaction

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Enzyme

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A complex bio molecule that stores cellular information in the form of a code

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Nucleic acid

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Nucleic acids are polymers made of smaller subunits called….

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Nucleotides

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