Unit 2: Macromolecules Vocabulary

basic unit of structure of all things (both biotic and abiotic)

• atom
• organism
• cell
• molecule

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atoms (elements) that have been bonded together

• molecules
• ions
• compounds
• solutions

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Another word for atoms, the basic unit of structure of all things

• molecules
• compounds
• elements
• particles

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a molecule containing a large number of atoms including carbon found in living things

• macromolecule
• nanomolecule
• megamolecule
• micromolecule

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compounds that contain carbon

• Synthetic compounds
• Metallic compounds
• Inorganic compounds
• Organic compounds

Big

• Macro-

• Micro-

• -ose

• Mono-

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6 elements essential for life

• mercury, lead, arsenic, cadmium, bismuth, antimony
• carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur
• iron, copper, zinc, silver, gold, platinum
• helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, radon

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sugars made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

• Lipids
• Proteins
• Nucleic acids
• Carbohydrates

fats made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

• lipids
• nucleic acids
• proteins
• carbohydrates

made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur

• Lipids
• Carbohydrates
• Nucleic acids
• Proteins

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