Chemical Compounds

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Compound

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A substance made of 2 or more elements chemically combined in a specific ratio, or proportion

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Element

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A pure substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical or physical means

Question 2

organic compound

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Compounds that include carbon

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Inorganic compound

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Compounds that don’t contain carbon

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Carbohydrates

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An energy-rich organic compound, such as sugar or a starch, that is made of the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

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lipids

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An energy-rich organic compound, such as fat, oil, or wax, that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

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Protein

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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 the chemical reaction in living things

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Nucleic Acids

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Very long organic molecules. These molecules consist of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and phosphorus

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DNA

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The genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring