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All organic molecules contain
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Carbon
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Organic molecules are mostly composed of
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Oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen
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The macromolecules in living things include
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Carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins
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Most proteins in the human body are
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Enzymes
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Complete proteins can be obtained from
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Eggs
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Complimentary protein sources have the exact same amino acid profiles
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False
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Some amino acids are "essential" because
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The body cannot make them, but it needs them
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Enzymes are
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Proteins
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Proteins are polymers, their monomer units are
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Amino acids
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In the fatty acid chains of unsaturated fats there are
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Double bonds
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The major component of cell membranes is
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Lipid
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Carbohydrates include all the following except
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Fatty acids
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Hydrogenation of a fatty acid
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Decreases the number of double bonds
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Which is true of vitamins?
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Most vitamins cannot be made by the body
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Minerals are chemical elements; many of them are needed by the human body
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True
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