polymer molecule made of many monomers bonded together also known as a macromolecule
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Polymer
• Molecule made of many monomers bonded together
• Also known as a Macromolecule
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Monomer
• molecule that can bond to other similar molecules to form a larger molecule
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Macromolecule
• A polymer with a high molecular mass; four groups within living things: carbohydrates, lipids, protein, nucleic acids
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Carbohydrates• A macromolecule that contains
atoms of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in 1:2:1 ratio and serves as a major source of energy for living things
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Protein
• A macromolecule that contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen; performs a variety of structural and regulatory functions for cells
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Peptide Bond
• Type of bond connecting two amino acids to form a protein
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Lipids
• hydrophobic macromolecule consisting of a long chain of carbon and hydrogen atoms
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Base
• any compound that increases the number of hydroxide ions when dissolved in water; falls above 7 on the pH scale
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Acid
• compound that forms hydrogen ions (H+) in solution; falls below 7 on the pH scale
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Dehydration Synthesis
• a chemical reaction in which two or more molecules combine to produce water or another simple molecule
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Hydrolysis
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Catalyst
• A substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a faster rate by lowering activation energy
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Enzyme
• A protein that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being changed by the reaction; organic catalyst
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Nucleotide
• Monomer used to build nucleic acids (5 types)
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Nucleic Acid
• A biological macromolecule (DNA or RNA) composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and phosphorus that stores genetic information