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  • Polymer

    A large molecule made by linking together many, or similar units called monomers.

  • Monomer

    A molecule that can react together with other monomer molecules.

  • Biological Molecules &Functions

    • Are the chemical building blocks produced by living things.

    • Energy, structure and genetic info.

  • Dehydration Reactions

    A chemical process that builds larger molecules by connecting smaller ones together.

  • Phospholipids

    Main building blocks of a cell membrane.

  • Hydrolysis Reactions

    Uses water to break down complex molecules into smaller, simpler ones.

  • Saturated Fat

    A type of dietary fat is typically solid at room temperature and primarily found in animal products.

  • Unsaturated Fat

    A type of lipid in which there is at least one double bond within the broader scope of fatty acid chains.

  • Trans Fat

    A worst type of dietary fat, often called industrial fat.

  • Peptide Bonds

    The "glue" or chemical link that connects amino acids together to build proteins.

  • Nucleotide Structures

    Basic building block of DNA and RNA.