Elements

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Elements

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A pure substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical or physical means

Question 1

Compound

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A substance made of 2 or more elements chemically combined in a specific ratio, or proportion

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Carbohydrates

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An energy rich organic compound

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Organic compound

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Compounds that include carbon

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Inorganic compound

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Compounds that don’t include carbon

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Lipids

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An energy rich organic compound, such as fat, oil, or wax, that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

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Proteins

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Large organic molecule made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur

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Enzymes

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A type of protein that speeds up a chemical reaction in a living thing

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DNA

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Deoxyriboneucleic acid; the genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring

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Nucleic acid

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A very large organic molecule made of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and phosphorus, that contains the instructions cells need to carry out all the functions of life.