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also called simple sugars, are the simplest forms of sugar and the most basic units (monomers) from which all carbohydrates are built.

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MONOSACCHARIDE

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also called double sugar, any substance that is composed of two molecules of simple sugars (monosaccharides) linked to each other

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DISACCHARIDE

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arelong chains of carbohydrate molecules, composed of several smaller monosaccharides.

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POLYSACCHARIDE

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area type of fat (lipid) found in your blood.

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TRIGLYCERIDES

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nother class of lipid molecules, identifiable by their structure of four fused rings

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streoids

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sa type of lipid molecule that is the main component of the cell membrane

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PHOSPHOLIPIDS

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fatty compounds that perform a variety of functions in your body

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lipid

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Are the molecules in our cells that direct and store information for reproduction and cellular growth

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nucleic acid

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