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6-4 Vocabulary: The Building Blocks of Life
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| macromolecules | large molecules formed by joining smaller organic molecules together |
| polymers | molecules made from repeating units of identical or nearly identical compounds called monomers |
| carbohydrates | compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ration of 1:2:1 |
| lipids | molecules made mostly of carbon and hydrogen atoms that make up fats, oils, and waxes |
| protein | a compound made of small carbon compounds called amino acids |
| amino acids | small compounds made up of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen, and sometimes sulfur |
| nucleic acids | complex macromolecules that store and transmit genetic information |
| nucleotides | small molecules composed of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorous, and hydrogen atoms that make up nucleic acids |
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