| A | B |
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| Organic compounds | are generally derived from living things and contain carbon |
| Inorganic compunds | generally derived from nonliving things` |
| Polar compound | a compound where one side has a negative charge and the other side has a positive charge |
| Capillarity | th ability to spread through fine pores or to move upward narrow tubes against the force of gravity |
| Polymer | many carbon compounds essential for life |
| Monomer | each unit in a polymer |
| Macromolecules | large polymers |
| Condensation reaction | a chemical reaction in which water is produced |
| Hydrolysis | a water molecule splits into a hydrogen ion and a hydroxide ion |
| Carbohydrates | organic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen |
| Monosaccharide | simple sugar |
| Disacchride | a double sugar |
| Polysacchride | a complex molecule composed of three of more monosacchrides |
| Lipid | a fatty compound made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen |
| Fatty Acid | monomers that make up most lipids |
| Hydrophilic | "water loving" |
| Hydrophobic | "water fearing" |
| Triglyceride | a type of lipid in which that macromolecule is composed of three molecules of fatty acids joined with one glycerol molecule |
| Oils | triglycerides that are liquid at room temperature |
| Fats | triglycerides that are solid at room temperature |
| Wax | a type of lipid where the molecule consists of a long fatty acid chain joined to a long alcohol chain |
| Steroid | a lipid where the molecule is composed of four carbon rings |
| Proteins | structural and functional compounds of universal importance to cells |
| Amino Acid | monomers that form proteins |
| Dipeptide | two amino acids bonding together |
| Peptide bond | a covalent bond between the amino group and the carboxyl group |
| Polypeptide | a long chain of amino acids |
| Enzymes | proteins that act as catalysts |
| Substrate | the reactant in a chemical reaction that is catalyzed by the enzyme |
| Nucleic Acid | complex organic molecules that store important information in the cell |
| Ribonucleic acid | stores and transfers information that is essential for that manufacturing of proteins |
| Nucleotides | a monomer of DNA and RNA consisting of a nitrogen base, a sugar, and a phosphate group |
