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The smallest form of matter that retains the properties of that matter.
a) atom
b) molecule
c) compound
d) solution

Two or more different elements bonded together.
a) solution
b) compound
c) element
d) atom

The materials that enter a chemical reaction are the ______, those that leave are the _____.
a) reactants, products
b) products, reactants
c)
d)

Lipid known as fat.
a) triglyceride
b) glycogen
c) biuret
d) hyrolycride

Atoms share a pair of electrons in this type of bond.
a) hydrogen
b) ionic
c) metallic
d) covalent

Organic compounds contain this element.
a) Nitrogen
b) Phosphorus
c) Helium
d) Carbon

What is a monomer?
a) A molecule that can be bonded to other identical molecules to form a polymer.
b) A large molecule made of many repeating sub units.
c) A mixture composed of two or more separate elements.
d) The basic unit of a chemical element.

Reaction that bonds monomers together to form polymers.
a) hydrolysis
b) dehydration synthesis
c)
d)

Monomer of proteins.
a) fatty acids
b) acetic acids
c) amino acids
d) nucleic acids

Monomer of lipids.
a) starch
b) monosaccharides
c) nucleotides
d) fatty acids

Monomer of polysaccharide carbohydrates.
a) mononucleotides
b) nucleosaccharides
c) monosaccharides
d) aminosaccharides

Main monosaccharide that builds polysaccharides.
a) glucose
b) fructose
c) sucrose
d) lactose

Monomer of nucleic acids.
a) RNA
b) nucleotides
c) amino acids
d) monosaccharides

Reaction that breaks polymers into separate monomers.
a) dehydration synthesis
b) hydrolysis
c)
d)

Protein polymer.
a) polyphyll
b) polynucleotide
c) polysaccharide
d) polypeptide

Stores an organism's genetic information.
a) DNA
b) Glucose
c) Protein
d) Water

Plays a central role as an energy source.
a) carbohydrate
b) DNA
c) protein
d) water

Proteins that make chemical reactions happen faster.
a) sugars
b) enzymes
c) polypeptides
d) triglycerides

Lipid known as fat.
a) nitroglycerol
b) triglyceride
c) polypeptide
d) dimer

Lipid that makes up cell membranes.
a) steroid
b) phospholipid
c) wax
d) triglyceride

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