BiologyA Unit 1

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Amino acids

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The building blocks of proteins

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Proteins

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Made of amino acids; used to build body tissue and perform the life functions of cells

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Enzymes

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Proteins that speed up chemical reactions

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Monosaccharide

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A simple sugar made up of one sugar molecule

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Disaccharide

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A sugar made of 2 monosaccharides

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Polysaccharide

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A sugar made of 3 or more monosaccharides

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Starch

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A polysaccharide made up of long strands of glucose molecules

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Lipids

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Biomolecules that make up cell membranes, store energy, and act as chemical messengers in the body

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Fatty acids

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The building blocks of lipids

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Nucleic acids

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Biomolecules that contain genetic material (DNA, RNA)