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nucleic acids : Polymers of nucleotides
proteins : Polymers of amino acids
carbohydrates : Polymers of sugar (saccharides)
lipids : Polymers of fatty acids
primary structure : Order of the amino acid
secondary structure : Pleating and Helix formation
tertiary structure : Folding of pleated sheets and helices
quaternary structure : Multiple polypeptides
glucose : The primary sugar used foe energy in cellular respiration
sucrose : The major transport sugars in plants
fructose : another storage sugar
fructans : primarily sequestered in aqueous solution
amylose : unbranched chain of glucose
amylopectin : branched glucose chains
cellulose : the most abundant organic molecule on the planet
fats : solid at room temperature
oils : liquid at room tempearture
unsaturated : one to many double bonds
steroids : lipids whose basic structure is four connected hydrocarbon rings
sitosterol : the main form found in plants
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another storage sugar
branched glucose chains
Folding of pleated sheets and helices
lipids whose basic structure is four connected hydrocarbon rings
liquid at room tempearture
Multiple polypeptides
one to many double bonds
Order of the amino acid
Pleating and Helix formation
Polymers of amino acids
Polymers of fatty acids
Polymers of nucleotides
Polymers of sugar (saccharides)
primarily sequestered in aqueous solution
solid at room temperature
the main form found in plants
The major transport sugars in plants
the most abundant organic molecule on the planet
The primary sugar used foe energy in cellular respiration