Chemical Compounds And Cells Flashcards
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Compound
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Form when two or more elements combine chemically
2
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Carbohydrates
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Energy-rich organic compounds made of the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
3
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Lipids
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Compounds made of mostly carbon and hydrogen and some oxygen.
4
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Proteins
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Large organic molecules made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur
5
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Elements
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Any substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances.
6
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Enzymes
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A group of proteins
7
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Nucleic acids
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Very long organic molecules
8
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DNA
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Genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed on from generation after generation
9
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Double helix
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Shape of DNA molecule
