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Organic Molecules: Any compound containing C (except CO2 and those containing CO3).

Inorganic Molecules: Any compound not containing C (but including CO2 and those containing CO3).

Hydrocarbon: Any compound with a C-H bond.

Monomer: building blocks of larger molecules ---------- Polymers: repeating subunits (monomers) bonded together

[Condensation]: Reactions to build most large organic molecules. (One molecule of water removed from bond area as monomers are linked.)

Hydrolysis: Digestion: Large organic molecules are broken up. Molecule of water added to help remove the monomers.

The organic molecules found in living organisms.

[Proteins] [Carbohydrates] [Lipids] [Nucleic Acids]

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