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Carbon always forms…
4 covalent bonds
Organic compound
a compound found in living things
Catabolism
Makes smaller mol or monomers from macromolecules. (release energy)
Anabolism
makes macromolecules from monomers. (uses energy)
Monomers
small molecules units that can chemically bond together to form polymers
Polymers of sugar
Polysaccharides
Polymer of amino acids
Polypeptide
polymer of nucleotides
Nucleic Acid (DNA & RNA)
Condensation Reaction
A reaction in which two or more molecules combine to form a larger molecule, while releasing water
Hydrolosis
chemical reaction where water is mostly used to break down the chemical bonds that exists between a particular substance
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